The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

Yizhou.

Governor Zhou has been very depressed recently.

Yizhou has a well-developed water system and a vast expanse of water. Floods occur every year, and dams need to be repaired every year.

By building dikes and dams, as well as disaster relief funds from the imperial court, Governor Zhou made a fortune every year.

This year is no exception.

The flood came as expected.

The court's disaster relief money and food will arrive soon.

Unfortunately, before he could be happy for even a quarter of an hour, Sun Zhonghuai arrived shortly after.

Sun Zhonghuai was ordered to tour the world on behalf of the emperor. He held the power of life and death and could execute people first and report later.

As soon as he arrived in Yizhou, he ordered the granaries to be opened and grain to be released, and organized disaster relief. Before the imperial court's money and grain even had time to be deposited into the warehouses, Sun Zhonghuai distributed them to the victims.

Not only that, Sun Zhonghuai also took away all the family fortune that Governor Zhou had worked so hard to accumulate over the years. No matter whether it was dry or liquid, it was all vomited out.

Faced with the imperial sword, Governor Zhou was so upset that he could only swallow his anger.

But the things that made him cry had just begun.

As soon as the disaster was under control, Sun Zhonghuai took out the court's water control strategy and ordered the Yizhou River Office to begin measuring, repairing dams, and diverting canals, and required all officials to contract a section and assign responsibilities to individuals.

In early summer, the sun is scorching.

Zhou, the governor of a state, could not rest in the cool of an ice-filled room. Instead, he had to sweat profusely under the scorching sun to supervise the construction of the dam.

Sun Zhonghuai said that the persons responsible for each section of the river must be registered, and if any problems arise in the next ten years, the responsible persons will be held accountable!

"Who the hell came up with this crazy idea?"

The governor Zhou was sweating profusely, and angrily turned around and scolded the advisor who was following him.

"Raise your umbrella higher! Raise it higher! Are you trying to scorch me to death? And wave your palm-leaf fan! What the hell is this weather? It's only the beginning of May and it's already so hot!"

The clerk, exhausted from holding an umbrella and fanning himself, was practically emaciated. Even with his eyes dazed, he insisted on serving Governor Zhou.

"Sir, hold on! We'll be fine after this period. Lord Sun, he can't stay in Yizhou every day, right? He'll leave eventually!"

"Once he leaves, won't Yizhou be your kingdom?"

"Damn it!"

Governor Zhou rolled up his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Ten years! This dam has to be maintained for another ten years! If I want to survive in Yizhou, I have to manage it for ten years without any problems! Floods happen every year, and the dam collapses every year. How can there be no problems for ten years? Even the emperor can't do anything!"

Regarding this point, the master does not agree.

He had read the court's flood control strategy, which was written by a clerk named Pei Shijie, and it was really well written.

Depending on the direction and flood season of rivers around the world, the water management strategies for each river are different.

There is something that needs to be cleared.

Some people want to build a dam.

There is also a need to build a diversion canal.

Anyway, it should be adapted to local conditions, which can both control water and benefit agricultural development.

This guy named Pei must have put in a lot of effort.

As long as Yizhou can follow this flood control strategy, make appropriate adjustments based on local conditions, and implement all the measures one by one, it will truly be an immeasurable merit that benefits the common people.

Not to mention ten years, it can work even for a hundred years.

However, this would block the wealth of the masters. No wonder all the masters were against it and were so reluctant.

Thinking of this, the lawyer fanned himself perfunctorily.

"Sir, after all, this is a great thing that will benefit the people. If the people of Yizhou live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are prosperous, your official career will naturally be smoother. Perhaps, in the future, you can even become an official in the capital, and be granted a title of nobility or a chancellor!"

The lawyer spoke sweetly, and Governor Zhou felt better after hearing it.

"Forget it. I don't expect to be made a marquis or a prime minister. Being an official in the capital isn't that easy. How can we compare to being free and unfettered here, where the emperor is far away? I just hope that once the dam is repaired, the harvest will be better, and the taxes will naturally be higher. Hehe, if there's no money to be made here, there will be other ways to make money!"

Thinking of this, Governor Zhou's mind became active again.

I feel like the weather isn't that hot anymore.

As long as he is still in Yizhou, he will always find a way to make money.

On the river.

Sun Zhonghuai was barefoot and had just finished his work with his sleeves rolled up when he was pulled up by Old Zhao to drink water.

"Sir, the sun is scorching, take a break."

Old Zhao feels sorry for his young master.

The young master is a scholar and has been holding a pen since he was a child. When has he ever swung a hoe?

Sun Zhonghuai was tanned, but also looked much stronger. He drank the water gracefully, resting his palm on his forehead and scanning the river.

After the flood, everything needs to be rebuilt.

Fortunately, the people received relief money and food, and were grateful to the court for its kindness. Now that they learned that water conservancy projects were going to be built and flood control was being carried out, they all volunteered and came to help during their slack farming season.

"At this rate, within three years, Yizhou will be able to transform from a flood-ridden state into a land of abundance and abundance, a land of fish and rice with abundant grain!"

He seemed to have seen the imagined harvest scene.

Old Zhao had a smile on his honest face.

"Your Excellency is personally bringing benefits to the people. The old man will surely be very happy to hear that."

Sun Zhonghuai nodded with a smile.

Mrs. Pei is right. To read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, to study and govern the country and bring peace to the world, you must first go out!

If he were sitting in the court, how could he know the hardships of the people? How could he know how the officials below were operating in secret to enrich themselves?

At this time, he even felt a little grateful to the Queen Mother.

If it weren't for the Queen Mother's words, which made him make the final decision, he would have been trapped in that small space for the rest of his life, feeling melancholy and uneasy all day long, unable to see the true vastness of the world, unable to use his own hands to truly benefit the people.

"Let's go back and write a memorial. Tell the emperor everything that happened here, and let him be happy too."

In Yizhou, everything was proceeding in an orderly manner under the control of Sun Zhonghuai.

On the other hand, after Li Ji guessed Pei Yan's intention, he did not follow him all the way, but simply led his men straight to Yizhou.

He traveled through wind and rain to Yizhou and just happened to meet up with Sun Zhonghuai.

"Your Highness? Aren't you in charge of disaster relief in Lin'an? Why are you suddenly in Yizhou?"

Sun Zhonghuai asked in surprise and hurried to receive him.

Li Ji made a long story short, telling about the bad things Pei Yan had done in Lin'an and his own speculations.

"Sir, I suspect he's headed straight for Yizhou. Have you ever seen him?"

"No."

Sun Zhonghuai said quickly,

"Don't worry. Everything is going well in Yizhou now. The disaster has been brought under control. Even if Pei Yan comes, he won't be able to cause any trouble. As for Young Master Xie, he's always been smart and will be fine."

Having said that, he immediately sent someone to find Governor Zhou.

"Governor Zhou, these are the portraits of Pei Yan and Young Master Xie. Please have them copied and distributed. We will conduct a thorough search and ensure they are found."

"Yes Yes."

Governor Zhou agreed immediately.

But he thought to himself, what kind of Feng Shui treasure land is Yizhou? Why are all these fugitives rushing to escape to him?

There was Prince Kang before, and now there comes a fallen prince from a marquisate?

This gives him face!

Just when Yizhou was setting up a tight net to capture Pei Yan, Pei Yan and Xie An arrived at the city of Yizhou after traveling day and night.