After the bridge was connected, many officials from the Ministry of Works immediately flew up and patrolled the embankment. Qin Mu saw many people holding drills and inserting drills that were dozens of feet long into the embankment on the river bank. They inserted a drill every thousand feet.
There was a person standing next to each stake. Someone had set up a big bell in the middle of the river. A loud and clear bell chime rang out, and the stakes also vibrated. The people next to the stakes listened to the trembling sounds coming from the stakes.
"What are they doing?" Qin Mu couldn't help but be puzzled.
Ling Yuxiu walked to his side and said, "You don't know about this. Back then, Mujiang often overflowed. The National Division ordered the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works to control it. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works spent a lot of money. Father was very angry and asked him why he spent so much money and where he spent it. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works said that he buried a black copper wall on both sides of Mujiang. The black copper wall was two inches thick and two feet tall. It was laid along the embankment and was ten thousand miles long. The black copper wall was covered with runic markings. When the embankment was checked to see if there were any cracks or if the embankment was thinned by the water, he could ring the bronze bell. The sound of the bell would stimulate the runic markings on the black copper wall, causing the black copper wall to emit a resonant sound. He could then use the sound waves to determine the cracks and thickness of the embankment. "
Qin Mu looked at the busy master of Heavenly Works Hall and praised, "That's a good idea."
Si Yunxiangt walked forward and said, "The emperor almost beheaded him because he spent too much money."
Ling Yuxiu glanced at her and said, "The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works spent too much money. Over the years, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works built ships that flew in the sky, pleasure boats that swam in the water, land rafts that ran on land, flywheel carriages, smelting factories for mines, military workshops and manufacturing factories in various places, renovation of city towers, sewers, road paving, siege cloud carriages, strongholds at the borders, and machinery manufacturing. At that time, I wasn't born yet. Later on, I heard from second brother that the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works spent too much money over the years, causing father, the princes, crown princes, noble consorts, and empress dowager in the palace to tighten their belts. They were so hungry that they looked pale. The national treasury was emptied in an instant. The officials' salaries were owed for many months. "
Si Yunxiangt smiled and asked, "What happened after that?"
Ling Yuxiu sighed. "After that, the smelting factories were promoted and all kinds of ships and pleasure boats were sold to merchants. The manufacturing factories produced the national treasury, and in two years, the national treasury was full of money of course.... Because of this, Imperial Father was glad that he didn't kill him. The Ministry of Works is the best at spending money. Other than the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, the director of the Ministry of Water is the director of the Ministry of Works. He builds water conservancy and transportation in various places, such as water carts, flood discharge lakes, all kinds of dams and bridges, and canals. He spends money like water, but it also makes the people rich.
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. "..." Si Yunxiangt smiled faintly. "I'm afraid the emperor sent the minister because he was worried about them. After all, the assistant minister, the doctors, and the minister counselors are all from Heavenly Saint Cult. The emperor knows they are the hall masters and incense masters of Heavenly Saint Cult, so he is worried about them. "
Ling Yuxiu's gaze landed on her body. "Junior Sister Yunxiang seems to be very concerned about Heavenly Saint Cult."
Si Yunxiangt smiled sweetly. "Little sister isn't talented, but I'm the saintess of Heavenly Saint Cult, so I naturally have to be more concerned. Cult Master Qin is our cult master sacred teacher, so he is also very concerned about this. As the saintess, the question I ask the princess is also something cult master is concerned about. "
The two girls stared at each other.
Qin Mu ignored the two girls and looked into the distance. He saw the officials of the Ministry of Water's Department inspecting the irrigation works while the Ministry of Harvest's Department was inspecting the fruits, trees, and vegetables, so he walked forward.
"Cult Master, when the crops run out, there will most likely be a plague of insects."
The minister counselor of the Ministry of Harvest's Department was the incense master of the Agriculture Hall. He dug around in the soil and checked. He picked up some insect eggs and said to Qin Mu, "Even though the winter snow disaster is very cold, the eggs of these insects won't freeze to death. In another three to five days, when the weather warms up, the eggs will hatch and turn into insects. In winter, the plants will all be cut down and burned by the victims, so the insects will have to eat the crops if they don't have anything to eat. We have to take precautions early to prevent the plague of insects and kill them when they are born. "
Qin Mu asked, "Incense Master, how do we prevent the plague of insects?"
"Let the sword skill experts set up camp in the fields, or let the spell experts execute needle skills, or let the experts of refining venomous insects come and release the insects to eat the pests."
The minister counselor of the Ministry of Harvest's Department stood up and patted his hands which were covered in mud. "The disciples of Sword Hall, Law Hall, and Venomous Insect Hall can all come out for training."
Qin Mu nodded and invited Fan Yunxiao over. "Brother Fan, pass down my orders, let Sword Hall, Law Hall, and Venomous Insect Hall send over a dozen disciples here."
Fan Yunxiao summoned a bandit and ordered him to inform them.
The Ministry of Water's Department was reorganizing the irrigation works, clearing out the silt that had accumulated in the waterways and replanning the waterways to make it easier to irrigate the fields.
On the other side, the officials of the Agriculture Division were measuring the land and taking out heaven measuring rulers. With the activation of their vital qi, the rulers unfolded from their folded state and grew longer and longer. Scales appeared on the rulers. At the side, there were imperial scholars recording the numbers, and their vital qi transformed into heterogeneous abacuses that made loud clacking sounds.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works brought everyone from the Ministry of Works into the air and looked down at the situation of the roads in Auspicious Prefecture. They noted down the places where the roads were damaged and went to repair them.
"Shan Youxin is a capable person!"
Qin Mu praised in his heart. The officials of the Ministry of Works of Yankang Kingdom handled matters in an orderly manner and were indeed beneficial to the country and the people.
In the City Lord's Manor, the Auspicious Prefecture's magistrate reported the situation in Auspicious Prefecture. Ling Yushu listened for the entire night and summoned the registrar to check all kinds of records. He was so busy that he didn't sleep for the entire night.
On the second day, Ling Yushu and the Auspicious Prefecture's magistrate were both slightly tired. Just as they walked out of the City Lord's Manor, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Qin Mu, and the rest had already arrived outside the City Lord's Manor. The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Shan Youxin, brought a few scrolls and presented them, "Your Highness, the problems of the irrigation works, transportation, vegetables, and fruits in Auspicious Prefecture have been settled. Only the Agriculture Division needs Your Highness to deal with."
Ling Yushu was astonished and cried out, "So fast?"
Shan Youxin replied, "After Your Highness is done reading, you can prepare to kill."
Ling Yushu said with a grave expression, "Is the annexation of land so powerful?"
Shan Youxin nodded.
Ling Yushu summoned the Auspicious Prefecture's magistrate and placed the scrolls in his hands. His expression sank, "Don't go to sleep yet, I won't sleep either. Read with me! Read while capturing people and killing people. Capture those who should be captured and kill those who should be killed! In times of emergency, we have to use severe punishment! "
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