Government Affairs Hall.

When Fu Xiaoguan stepped into the grand gate of the government hall, cheers suddenly rang out in the huge government hall.

Many ministers stood up and bowed with a smile on their faces!

"Hello, Earl Ding'an!"

Fu Xiaoguan smiled and bowed, "Greetings, everyone! May I ask...is Prime Minister Yan available?"

"Prime Minister Yan is in the West Courtyard!"

Fu Xiaoguan bowed again and walked towards the west courtyard. The others looked at his back and sighed, perhaps feeling emotion or envy, or perhaps thinking that this was their fate.

Everyone here is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank or above, but no one could have expected that Fu Xiaoguan's rise would be so fast.

If we count from the time when Fu Xiaoguan first arrived in Beijing, it has only been a short year and a half.

During this one and a half years, he went from Linjiang to Shangjing and entered the imperial court. He grew from an unknown person to a person who is admired by everyone today.

He is only eighteen years old!

But it has already affected the direction of the entire Yu Dynasty and even the fate of the people in the world!

How magnificent!

He is truly a young man from the Yu Dynasty!

Fu Xiaoguan came to the west courtyard, pushed open the half-closed door, walked in, but was slightly startled as he didn't see anyone.

He had been to this place many times, and he was very familiar with Yan Zai, so he walked straight to the tea table and turned around to take a look at the desk when he passed by.

On the desk was a piece of calligraphy, a piece of calligraphy with the ink still wet, unfinished:

As light as autumn water, the taste of poverty,

Fu Xiaoguan couldn't help but laugh. How could the prime minister of Dayu suddenly come up with such an idea?

Is this the nostalgia for the past poverty after being in a high position for a long time?

Or did he feel like giving up?

Your Excellency the Prime Minister, you cannot retreat at this time. I am going to Wofeng Road, and you have to help me cheer here.

Fu Xiaoguan was very clear about how important it was for him to go to Wofeng Road to implement the new policy, so he thought about it, sat down at the desk, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, thought for a while, and added:

Gentle as spring breeze and calm afterward!

He picked up the paper and looked at it carefully. Hmm, there were two different styles of writing.

One is as free and easy as a floating phoenix, the other is as unrestrained as a spring earthworm and an autumn snake... They complement each other very well.

He put down the calligraphy, sat down in front of the tea table, and brewed a pot of tea by himself.

When the tea smoke began to rise and the tea flavor became stronger, Yan Beixi walked in and was startled. "You are so rude!"

Fu Xiaoguan raised his eyes and smiled: "There is no need to be polite in front of you, sir. Please sit down and have some tea!"

Yan Beixi sat down opposite Fu Xiaoguan and said, "Your lecture at the Jixia Academy today had a profound impact. The academy has now put your lecture content on the Lanting Pavilion. It is said that the Lanting Pavilion is overcrowded and there have been two fights..."

"Let me ask you, how did you come up with this idea?"

Fu Xiaoguan poured a cup of tea for Yan Beixi and said with a smile, "If I say I dreamed about this, would you beat me to death?"

Yan Beixi glared and said, "Seriously!"

"Well, you know I'm a small landlord, so all I ever thought about was making money. But how can I make money the fastest? I thought about it for a full ten years and came up with this method: using chickens to lay eggs, eggs to lay chickens, and chickens to lay eggs. This is the fastest way to make money."

Yan Beixi was stunned and silent for a moment. He frowned and asked, "What are the risks?"

"Of course there are risks. That's why I established the Sitong Bank and asked the Ministry of Commerce to write those laws, in order to minimize the risks..."

"Don't worry, you should look at new things with a developmental perspective. There will definitely be some problems, but these problems will not affect the overall situation. What we need to do is to find better ways to improve it and gradually make it an important means of serving the economy."

Fu Xiaoguan paused and said with a smile, "I didn't come to see you today for this matter."

"If it's about money, don't mention it, I can't do anything about it!"

Yan Beixi shut Fu Xiaoguan's mouth and said earnestly, "You don't know how much the Yu Dynasty has delayed over the years due to lack of silver! The water conservancy facilities in various provinces need to be repaired, the Yellow River needs to be managed, and the soldiers' armor and weapons need to be updated and replenished. In order to be prepared for any eventuality, disaster relief supplies must be fully prepared. The Yu Dynasty does not have enough food, and farmers must be encouraged to further open up wasteland and cultivate land..."

"So don't think 180 million taels of silver is a lot. In just two short months, go ask your father-in-law Dong Kangping; he's already spent a full 40 million taels!"

"I understand the significance of your road construction, but things must be prioritized. His Majesty's allocation of 50 million taels is already a huge surprise, so please don't mention silver again."

Fu Xiaoguan was very innocent. "I really am not here to ask for money."

Yan Beixi's heart was relieved at once. He took a sip of tea and asked, "What else do you want?"

"Wofeng Road has just been established, and I don't plan to use new people for the three prefecture governors. I just went to see Father-in-law Dong, and he gave me someone, and then asked me to come to you for another one."

Yan Beixi was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and asked, "Who do you want?"

"You've got to say it, old man."

"Your Majesty hopes that you will be a lone minister."

"Even a lone minister needs help. Otherwise, do you think I have three heads and six arms to handle the Wofeng Road?"

"Hahahaha..." Yan Beixi laughed heartily. He stroked his beard and poured a cup of tea for Fu Xiaoguan with the teapot. "You are quite a wonderful person."

"It's almost late spring now, and I think the weeds have been cleared out of the fields at your house. Now you can sow some seeds."

Yan Beixi looked at Fu Xiaoguan meaningfully, "Of the six great clans in Shangjing, only my Yan clan remains. I should thank you for your words back then, but now I don't care much about the saying that one clan has three prime ministers. I'm content to just let myself be indifferent to the poor life of Qiu Shui. That's fine."

"If you want someone, I have one. It's Yan Xibai. In the eighth year of the Xuanli reign, he was appointed as an imperial envoy to investigate a case of corruption in disaster relief in Henan Prefecture, Xijing. Upon his return, he was appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. This person is worthy of important use!"

"Then this person is given to me."

"You're doing me a favor for no reason. Do you have anything to ask for?"

"Qin Huizhi fell, and Qin Mowen is his son, but he is also my good friend. Qin Mowen went to Guanxi Road, he is also a talent."

Yan Beixi said nothing more. He raised his teacup, raised it to Fu Xiaoguan, and drank it in one gulp.

Fu Xiaoguan smiled knowingly, drank the tea in the cup, stood up and said goodbye.

Yan Beixi shook his head in disbelief. This little fox was still a little clumsy in his methods.

He walked to the desk and saw the words, and was stunned.

As light as autumn water, the taste of poverty,

Gentle as spring breeze and calm afterward!

He looked out the door thoughtfully. This little fox... I'm really obsessed with it.