In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

Everyone was naturally happy that Shen Congjiang was rescued, but for some reason, the news that Li Quan had successfully negotiated and obtained food was spread out. For a while, there were many different opinions about this matter in the capital.

The officials naturally thought that there was nothing wrong with Shen Wenjun's approach, but the people were panicked by the refugee issue.

In the eyes of the people, Shen Wenjun's exchange of grain for Shen Congjiang was royal extravagance. The people did not care about their safety at all and were unwilling to use the grain to solve the refugees' problem.

For a while, the public was outraged, and many people began to resist this matter. What's more, some people started to beat and smash the shops of Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi, and it was unknown how many valuable things were damaged. The shops selling rice, flour, grain and oil were even looted, just because Xie Chengjin provided food to Shen Wenjun.

But when these people were smashing and looting the shops, they ignored the shop assistants. Even Meng Mu, who was patrolling the mansion as usual, was pushed to the ground by these people. No one knew where she was hit, but she fell to the ground and couldn't move.

When the news of Meng Mu's injury reached the Xie Mansion, Su Zhizhi could no longer sit still and was about to go out to support Meng Mu, but was stopped by Xie Chengjin.

The situation became increasingly out of control. When Meng's mother was sent back home, Xie Chengjin immediately went to the palace to report the matter to the prince.

When the Crown Prince learned of this, he was immediately furious. "How dare someone so brazenly hold a member of the royal family hostage?"

Xie Chengjin was relatively calm and said, "Your Highness, Young Master Shen is now safe, but the issue of refugees and flooding must be resolved. Otherwise, if things continue like this, I'm afraid the situation will only get worse."

"Then how do you think this problem should be solved?" The prince was also very worried about this matter, and now this kind of thing happened again. It was really a double whammy.

"Right now, we should prioritize solving the refugee issue." Xie Chengjin suggested after thinking for a moment.

Upon hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across the prince's face. "But the national treasury is empty now... I'm afraid the refugees issue is..."

Xie Chengjin sighed slightly, took a deep breath as if accepting his fate, and then said, "Your Highness, don't worry about this matter. I may be able to lend a hand."

"In that case, then I'll leave this matter to you. In addition... this matter is of great importance. Since Shen Wenjun and Changle are also involved, then I'll leave it to you and Shen Wenjun. Just think of it as my... training for him." The prince sighed, thought of Shen Wenjun, and still put forward his own request.

Xie Chengjin didn't comment on this, but just nodded and said, "I obey your order."

After saying that, Xie Chengjin turned around and left the East Palace. Standing at the gate of the palace, he sighed deeply and returned to his own residence first.

Inside the Xie Mansion, Su Zhizhi had been waiting for Xie Chengjin to return. Seeing Xie Chengjin, Su Zhizhi hurriedly went to greet him, "Ah Jin, what's wrong? What did the prince say?"

Xie Chengjin smiled bitterly and shook his head. "What else can the Crown Prince say? The national treasury is empty. There is no extra money to solve the refugee problem. We can only solve it ourselves. But the biggest problem is the flood. How exactly should this flood be solved? I still have no idea."

Hearing this, Su Zhizhi felt distressed. "In that case, why don't you go and discuss it with Shen Wenjun? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you to solve this matter with Shen Wenjun together. There must be a foolproof plan."

Xie Chengjin rubbed his temples, feeling a sharp pain in his forehead. "I'll go to the Princess's Mansion later, but Shen Wenjun should be completely focused on Shen Congjiang and Xu Miao right now, so I'm afraid she won't have time to care about anything else."

"But it's better to go and take a look. I'm a little worried..." Su Zhizhi didn't finish her words, but Xie Chengjin understood what Su Zhizhi meant.

"I understand. I'll go there later. Also, I have to get some blueprints from the Ministry of Industry. If I come back late, you should go and rest first and take care of yourself." Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi softly, his eyes full of lingering tenderness.

Xie Chengjin did not stay for long, but turned around and left the mansion and went to the princess's mansion. It was not until the middle of the night that Xie Chengjin returned to the mansion dragging his somewhat tired body.

But as soon as he approached the study, he found that a candle had been lit in the study, which should have been pitch black. Xie Chengjin seemed to have noticed something and walked in quickly. Sure enough, in the study, Su Zhizhi was leaning on a soft couch beside him, reading a notebook that she had found from somewhere.

Hearing the sound of the study door being pushed open, Su Zhizhi looked over and saw Xie Chengjin. Su Zhizhi was immediately delighted, "Ah Jin, you're finally back. Why are you so late?"

Xie Chengjin was very helpless. Looking at Su Zhizhi's tired look, Xie Chengjin didn't know whether he should be angry or distressed. After struggling for a moment, he just sighed deeply, put the things in his hand on the table, and moved closer to Su Zhizhi, holding her gently in his arms.

Xie Chengjin's helpless voice came from above Su Zhizhi's head, "Zhizhi, why aren't you going to rest so late? Didn't I tell you everything before I left?"

Su Zhizhi raised her head from Xie Chengjin's arms, stuck out her tongue at him, and said coquettishly, "I'm worried about you and can't sleep. You haven't told me why you came back so late yet? But what about Shen Wenjun..."

Xie Chengjin shook his head. "Not really. There's no problem with Shen Wenjun. He also said that he would fully cooperate with my operation. It just took some effort to get these drawings."

Xie Chengjin handed the blueprints on the table to Su Zhizhi and continued, "The blueprints are basically drawn every two or three years. These are the blueprints of the river from the past few decades. I think if we want to solve the problem of flooding, we still have to consider the dam."

"Dam?" Su Zhizhi had no idea what Xie Chengjin was thinking.

"Yes, dam. You also know that the capital is located on the main road between the north and the south. One of the reasons for the frequent floods in the south is that the river water is rising and the dams on both sides can't stop it, which leads to the occurrence of floods. If a dam is built on the river outside the capital to control the flow rate of the water, the problem of floods in the south can be solved to a large extent." Xie Chengjin explained it carefully to Su Zhizhi, and Su Zhizhi suddenly understood.

"Since there's a solution, why are you still worried? Is it about building a dam?"