After approximately an hour, they finally returned to the city. Xue Mier did not expect them to return so quickly, but when she saw Hu Xiao, she was startled, thinking that she had seen wrongly.
"Look, is the one walking in front the Empress?" Xue Mier squinted her eyes. She was still far away, so she couldn’t see everything clearly.
Shockingly, Yin Fufeng was right behind her. His movements were clumsy, as if he was carrying a person.
The servant girl standing by her side opened her eyes wide and then said in an excited voice, "Imperial Concubine, look carefully, it’s Empress. She’s back."
When she finished listening, Xue Mier’s eyes lit up. She walked forward quickly and finally saw Hu Xiao’s face, so she quickly picked up her pace and arrived in front of Hu Xiao, hugging him tightly.
Hu Xiao was startled by her actions, and started to panic. Right after she came back, she was hugged by Xue Mier, and it wasn’t like she was one of hers.
"Hu Xiao, you’re finally back, I missed you so much, after hearing about your situation, I was worried." Xue Mier hugged her tightly, as if she had found her long-lost sister, her face brimming with an excited smile.
Hu Xiao’s face flashed an expression of disdain, she pushed Xue Mier away and said: Xue Mier, what are you doing? I don’t even like you, why are you hugging me!
Her voice was teasing, making others feel dubious. Obviously, Xue Mier could also hear the dubious meaning in her words, the corners of her mouth twitched, and her face immediately flushed red.
This Hu Xiao, what nonsense was she spouting? All she did was hug her for a bit, saying that she missed her.
"Yo yo yo! Did you fall in love with me? Why are you still not letting go!" The corner of Hu Xiao’s lips raised, her clear eyes looking at Xue Mier’s hair, as she asked with a smile.
After she finished listening, Xue Mier immediately let go of her hand and let go of Hu Xiao. Her face became even redder as she muttered, "What are you saying, it’s not like you want to ..."
At this time, Soong Xuan and the others also came out, and welcomed them.
"Soong Xuan, did anything happen in the next two days? You tell me about the city. " Hu Xiao pursed her red lips and asked seriously.
Has there been any restlessness in recent days?
This was what she was most concerned about. To her, other matters were trivial, and the attitude of the people was the most important.
"With Red Armored Cavalry watching, the citizens will not dare to do anything that violates the rules." Soong Xuan’s words were like beads shot from a cannon, as she continued to speak, "But the problem with the water hazard is still to be solved."
Soong Xuan looked at the flooding water in the city and felt upset. She wanted to help the people do some things, but she was not good at controlling the flood, so she was powerless.
"Water! Water!" Hu Xiao muttered, she recited a few words, then said, "Soong Xuan, bring the map over, I want to look at the map, maybe there is a way to resolve this."
Soong Xuan very quickly brought out the map. After looking through it carefully, in the end, she came up with an idea.
"Yin Fufeng, come take a look. The sea is in the east, how about we bring the water from the city to the sea? Hu Xiao rubbed her nose, she did not know if this method would work.
When Yin Fufeng heard this, he moved closer to take a look and could not help but clap his hands in applause.
"Hey, why didn’t I think of this idea? The sea is very fluid, so it’s a good idea to lead the water to the east side of the sea." Yin Fufeng could not help but nod his head. Before this, no one had tried to use this method.
But it’s a big project, and it can’t be done that easily.
"I’m afraid that the people under our command are not enough. We don’t have enough men, so I think we should mobilize the common people to take part in this matter." There was indeed not enough manpower. In order to move the city’s rivers to the sea as quickly as possible, he would need to gather more people. Only then would he be able to improve his efficiency.
However, would the people agree to gather the people to do this?
Yin Fufeng made a big question in his heart. Based on his understanding of the common people of East Court, as long as there were no benefits, they would not do such a thing.
Actually, on this point, not only the citizens of East Court, but also the citizens of other nations.
"What do you think?" Hu Xiao raised her head, her gaze sweeping across everyone present as she asked seriously.
"My concern is, will they agree?" Yin Fufeng cautiously asked. If he did not give them any benefits, he felt that the citizens would not participate in the construction project.
"Leave this matter to me. Soong Xuan, go write a notice. Tomorrow morning, we will gather the common people on the street." Hu Xiao said confidently. Of course, she also knew that if she wasn’t given some benefits, no one would spare her a glance.
"Hu Xiao, I’ll go with you tomorrow." Xue Mier immediately raised her hand, signalling that she wanted to follow Hu Xiao.
Hu Xiao glanced at her, then gently nodded her head, going is fine, it doesn’t matter.
A red notice was stuck on the wall. Hu Xiao looked at the commoners who were surrounding her, cleared her throat and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, did you see the notice? In order to repel the flood, the Shangguan Family prepared to build a project to draw out the east stream. Is there anyone who wants to sign up to participate in the construction?
Hu Xiao had just finished speaking, and the people who signed up were few in number. They were all not interested in this project, and did not understand what was going on.
What they were worried about was that if they took part in the construction of the "Water Guiding Eastern Flows" and the flood continued, wouldn’t their efforts have been in vain?
No, he couldn’t waste such insignificant effort.
"They are building your home, are there only a few people registering?" Hu Xiao was not in a hurry.
Just these few people alone, what the hell was the point of building a ghost!
"Esteemed Empress, what benefits will we receive when it is completed?" One of them took the lead and asked. He shouted out what everyone was thinking.
If there were no benefits, they would let others do it first. They would only do it when there were benefits.
"There are many benefits." Hu Xiao crossed her arms across her chest. She took a step forward and said in a clear voice, "After it is completed, it will be equivalent to helping your descendants. At that time, they won’t have to be like you guys, worried that your house will be washed away by the water."
She seemed to make sense.
"Empress, although that is the case, if we fail, won’t our efforts be in vain?" That person then asked, "It’s better not to waste time on useless matters."
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