Just as the Jia Zhen was about to say something,
The Xia family suddenly came looking for them.
"Why are they looking for us? I don't want to see them. "He thought that if the Xia family's master hadn't insisted on inviting them to a banquet,
He wouldn't have made such a mistake and let the violent woman bear the infamy, which might even be passed down through the ages.
The Jia Zhen shamefully vented his anger.
Xia Lu, who still had some sense, saw that the Jia Zhen was unhappy, so he naturally couldn't be bothered to see them. He directly asked the butler to pass on the message.
Seeing this, Chen Er shrugged and directly went out.
"The Xia family's actions are a little too slow.
It's already been a night. "Xia Lu didn't need to think to know why the Xia family sent people over. It was nothing more than giving some compensation and asking the Jia Zhen to keep it a secret. It wasn't easy for women in modern times.
It was even harder for women in ancient times. Xia Lu had no intention of making things difficult for a few girls who had no choice. Even if there was no compensation, she would keep it a secret.
However,
There was no such thing as an airtight wall in this world.
A secret that had already been revealed was not a secret.
The people who were present at the scene.
It wasn't just her Husband. There were nine other people.
As long as one of them leaked the matter, this matter would no longer be kept a secret.
"Who knows? Who cares? A greedy snake swallows an elephant. It's a little too ugly to eat an elephant. Xia family, heh." The Jia Zhen laughed. The Xia family of imperial merchants was just so-so.
Xia Lu raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, "As expected, as expected of the family that raised a daughter like Xia Jingui."
Sure enough, the Xia family was indeed here to send gifts. Colleagues wrote an apology letter. The Jia Zhen and Xia Lu looked at the gifts sent over. The Xia family had paid a lot of money. The Jia Zhen opened the letter and read it. At least he knew how to conduct himself. Throughout the letter, the Jia Zhen did not mention anything about letting the Jia Zhen take his daughter as a concubine. Instead, he only asked the Jia Zhen to keep it a secret. After all, it was not easy for girls. It was his fault for harming his daughter. However, his daughter was going to get married. When the time came, he would let his daughter marry far away. He wanted this matter to settle down.
The Jia Zhen thought about it and discussed it with Xia Lu. In the end, he replied to the Xia family's master with only two words, "Don't worry." The Jia Zhen felt that he was not the kind of person who would take a girl's reputation lightly. Although the Xia family's master was not very good, his four daughters were innocent. There was no need for him to hold onto them. As for the others, he could not care less. He would let Master Xia take care of them himself.
The gifts sent by the Xia family were naturally checked and stored in the warehouse. The gifts were all good. Even though the Xia family was very rich, they still spent a lot of money on them.
After this matter, the Jia Zhen stayed at home to study. There was only one last court examination left. After studying for so many years, he was finally going to get through it. As long as he could ensure that he did not fall into the same category as the Jinshi, everything would be perfect. For the last court examination, the Jia Zhen did not dare to slack off. Every morning, he would wake up to study and spend less time practicing martial arts.
However, no matter what, the court examination was coming. Because the court examination was delayed for a month, it was already summer when it started. Fortunately, it was only early summer and the days were not as cold as the general examination. The only thing missing was the right time and place. After the Jia Zhen finished the court examination, he would know whether the people were right or wrong.
There was only one final court examination, and the questions were set by the Emperor. Most of the time, the Emperor would ask the difficult questions that he had encountered during his reign. For example, this year's examination was about how to solve the problem of the Yellow River Embankment.
Jia Zhen frowned slightly. The Yellow River had not burst its banks in this dynasty, but it had happened in the previous dynasty. Every time the Yellow River burst its banks, there would be deaths and injuries everywhere. It went without saying that the usual way to control the Yellow River was to strengthen the banks downstream and build a solid dam. However, he had talked to his wife about this before, and his wife had a different view on this matter. Building a solid dam was just a temporary solution. The water of the Yellow River flowed from Tibet.
When the Yellow River water flowed through the Yellow Plateau, the amount of sand in the water would increase. This caused the riverbed in the lower reaches of the Yellow River to be too high. Moreover, building a dam was only a temporary solution, so the lower reaches of the Yellow River had become a river on land. Once the dam burst, the consequences would be unimaginable. To solve this problem completely, they had to start from the middle reaches and control the Yellow Plateau.
If the Yellow River water flowed through the Yellow Plateau and the amount of sand in the Yellow River water was reduced, then the riverbed in the lower reaches of the Yellow River would not decrease, but at least it would not continue to increase. In the freshwater season, if the riverbed was lowered by manpower, then the possibility of the Yellow River Dam Burst would be greatly reduced. How to reduce the amount of sand in the Yellow River water was a long-term process. The forest protectors knew that the trees in the forest could not be cut down randomly.
This was because it was very easy to cause flash floods in the mountains during stormy weather. If the trees were cut down randomly, it could easily cause mudslides. This was because the roots of the trees grew firmly underground. It was because of their firm grip on the ground that mudslides rarely occurred during flash floods. Therefore, it was necessary to plant trees on the Yellow Plateau and let the trees turn the sandy soil into solid soil. Then, the roots of the trees firmly grasped the soil so that the Yellow River water would not wash it away. This was the only way to control the root of the problem.
However, it was a very long process to control the root of the problem. The investment would consume a lot of manpower and resources. Perhaps twenty to thirty years would pass and there would still be no results. However, if they persisted, the results would gradually show.
Jia Zhen slowly drafted a draft in his heart. He was not in a hurry to write it down. When the draft was almost done, he started writing on the draft. After he finished writing, he copied it stroke by stroke on the test paper.
Jia Zhen was writing seriously and did not realize that the Emperor had been standing behind him for a long time. The Emperor looked at Jia Zhen's method of controlling the Yellow River and felt a little amazed. If this was really the case, it could be done no matter how much time it took. Even if he went, there was still his son, his son, and his son, and his descendants. If the control of the Yellow River could end in Da Qian, then Da Qian's achievements would be unprecedented.
The control of the Yellow River was a thorn in the throats of many emperors. Large amounts of manpower and resources were invested in the control of the Yellow River every year. Every year, there was a possibility that the dike would burst. There had never been a major dike burst like the one in the previous dynasty. However, there were many minor dike bursts in this dynasty. He was actually quite afraid. If there was a major dike burst one day, he was afraid that he would have to write an edict of his own guilt and announce it to the world, just like the previous Emperor.
When Jia Zhen finished writing, he realized that the Emperor was standing behind him. Jia Zhen was stunned. He did not write anything outrageous.
The Emperor smiled. If this Jia Zhen did not go to the Ministry of Revenue, it would be great for him to go to the Ministry of Works. However, he would think about it when the time came. It depended on whether the Minister of Works could find this jade. If he could not find it, it could only be snatched by the Minister of Revenue. He would not take the initiative to tell the Minister of Works about this jade. After all, he was still short of money.
After reading Jia Zhen's article, Tu Chen went to look at the other candidates, especially the top few candidates. Tu Chen paid special attention to the ones that Jia Zhen wrote about the control of the Yellow River Plateau. Other than the novel idea of controlling the Yellow River Plateau, Tu Chen also paid special attention to the others. For example, strengthening the dike, hiring manpower to lower the riverbed during the fresh water season. If the disaster really reached an irreversible situation, artificial dike bursts could be used. However, artificial dike bursts would also cause financial losses, but this kind of loss was much smaller than natural dike bursts.
Tu Chen felt that artificial dike bursts were also a method. If the situation became uncontrollable, it could also be tried. After all, as this student said, artificial dike bursts could not only help the war. However, when it really came to such a situation, how many officials would dare to do so? The implications were too great.
After Tu Chen finished looking around, he did not return to his throne. Instead, he went straight to the side hall to eat and read the memorials. Although it was the court examination and the Emperor was the invigilator, the Emperor did not have to stay here all the time. Weren't there so many officials watching outside? All he had to do was to wait for two to four hours to pass and wander around.
After the exam, Jia Zhen left the palace. At the palace gates, he was picked up by the Jia family's carriage. Although he only had one exam today, he was still a little tired. After the exam, he just wanted to go back and hug his wife to sleep. As for the ranking, he would think about it later. At worst, he would be a Jinshi.
After the exam, Jia Zhen finally had some time. He went to Xiao Lan Village to check on the progress. As he was going to take the Imperial Exam, Halcyon was in charge of everything here. Although Halcyon said that there was no problem with the progress, he still felt uneasy if he did not see it for himself. After all, a lot of money had been invested.
When Jia Zhen arrived, the gate had already been built and the wall was being built. According to her daughter-in-law's idea, the wall could be wrapped with a row of bamboos and then planted with thorny flowers, such as Chinese roses, wrapped around these bamboos. When the flowers bloomed, this row of flower wall would definitely look very beautiful. Moreover, if a thief wanted to enter, it would be much more difficult than climbing the wall.
The Jia Zhen felt that it was indeed beautiful. Thus, he moved his lips and the servants started to get busy. It was a good idea to plant Chinese roses. The flowering time of Chinese roses was originally very long. For a long time, this wall of flowers would be the best scenery.
The wall was already on the right track. The foundation of the room in front for guests to enjoy massages and performances was already laid. This room was not small. There were a total of five central halls. There was a central hall in the north, south, east, and west. There was an even bigger central hall in the middle. The stage in this central hall was bigger than the other four. Similarly, the blueprint was provided by Xia Lu. It was modeled after a shopping mall, but smaller. After all, this was not a place for tens of thousands of people to shop, but a place for leisure and performances.
As for the hunting area at the back of the mountain, it had been renovated and could be opened at any time. This mountain was very big. Now, there was a lot of game growing in it. However, once hunting started, the game would definitely decrease. This would require manual breeding.
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