"Well, my father-in-law is looking at me like this. Does he think that I can help my father-in-law repair the Grand Canal in five months?"

Fu Wenhan sighed.

"I know it's impossible, but Your Majesty insisted that I come to learn from you."

"Hey, Your Majesty..."

Li Xiuzhu didn't expect that the old man Li Kuo would not give up the Grand Canal before his death, and he felt helpless when he heard it.

"If we have 10 million strong men and a million logistics supporters, it's not impossible."

Fu Wenhan was stunned, then shook his head.

Today's registered population is only 80 million, not to mention the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled. If we want to gather 10 million able-bodied men, that is not something that the towns along the way can provide. We would have to mobilize half of the able-bodied men in Da Zhou.

Moreover, if there are so many people, the soldiers can only serve as supervisors and can no longer hide soldiers and civilians.

"Ten million people basically can't do it."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"Just tell His Majesty what you have said. Anyway, we can think of ways, but we can't lose people."

"In addition to people, gunpowder is also needed."

"Gunpowder?" Fu Wenhan frowned.

Although the power of gunpowder is not obvious, if there is too much gunpowder, it can still be very scary.

Therefore, gunpowder has always been controlled.

"Yes, in a tight environment, the explosive power of gunpowder will change qualitatively."

"It will be needed when opening mountains or loosening the soil."

"I believe that once the soil becomes as soft as tofu, the construction period can be shortened."

"With more manpower and improved tools, it should be completed within half a year."

After hearing what Li Xiuzhu said in such detail, although Fu Wenhan didn't understand, he generally believed what Li Xiuzhu said.

How can we deal with just 10 million able-bodied men?

At this time Fu Yuehua walked in.

"Father, it's time for dinner. Let's go eat first."

Fu Wenhan was stunned. It was... time for dinner? He was done. Would his daughter think that he was here to eat for free?

"Well, is it time for dinner? Why don't I go back and eat?"

Fu Yuehua said calmly, "Since you are at your daughter's house at this time, I naturally cannot let you, father, go back hungry."

"Does the father want his daughter to be criticized by the public?"

Hiss~ Do you want such a big hat?

"Ahem, let's go eat."

After saying this, he thought about it and felt that it was necessary to explain.

"Yuehua, do you believe your father? I'm not here to eat for free."

Fu Yuehua gave her father face and did not expose him.

"letter!"

The meals at home are made by the cook specially trained by my husband, and they are much better than those made by Bao Da.

Although it was the first time for my father to come, my sister and mother often came to eat.

And he arrived at the same time as her father, just before dinner. And like her father, he also said that he did not come to eat for free, so she went back and teased him once about this.

"Uh..." The letter sounded very spiritual, and it seemed like even he didn't believe it.

But when we got to the dining hall...

Well, the food at my son-in-law’s house is so delicious!

How about he come with me next time? Oh, it's all Bao Da's fault. We have the same master, so why is there such a big difference?

After lunch, Li Xiuzhu took a rest.

I had wanted to take my wives and concubines out for a walk today, but it was already past noon and we couldn’t play for long, so I had to put the plan on hold until the day after tomorrow.

I haven't seen Chen for a long time, it's a rare opportunity to see her this time.

As soon as she saw Li Xiuzhu, Chen gave a gentle smile.

"Xiuzhu is back, Yunshuang has been waiting for you for a long time."

"You don't know, Yunshuang has been talking about this day every day since she came back these two days."

Li Xiuzhu smiled awkwardly, feeling ashamed of having his roots dug out.

"Please forgive me, mother-in-law. I have neglected to accompany my sisters."

"I'll be free in a couple of days and take Yanyu and Baozhu out to play."

Chen was even happier when she heard this. She understood her second daughter's thoughts, but she was very optimistic about Li Xiuzhu as a son-in-law.

Therefore, even though she knew clearly what her daughter was thinking, she could not do anything to break them up.

"Xiuzhu is thoughtful."

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

"Okay, let's go find Yunshuang."

"It's easy for people to get sleepy when they get old. I just came out for a while and I'm sleepy already."

Li Xiuzhu chuckled and said, "Mother-in-law is not old at all. She is at the best age. Otherwise, how could she have bewitched father-in-law so much?"

"You're so nice!" Chen was very happy, and the smile on her face widened. There is no woman who doesn't like to hear people say that she is beautiful.

Especially the older you get, the more you care.

Li Xiuzhu was not lying. Chen's age was about the same as Su Ru's, around 31 or 32. In later times, this would be the most plump and beautiful age.

The two of them came from wealthy families, so naturally they looked as good as the wealthy ladies of later generations.

But at this moment, Chen suddenly covered her mouth and yawned.

Li Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed slightly.

"Mother-in-law, have you really been feeling sleepy lately?"

Chen didn't understand, but seeing Li Xiuzhu's serious look, she nodded and said, "Yeah, I don't know what's wrong with me lately. I've been feeling sleepy and I feel weak after getting up."

"Yumei also said she would hire a doctor to nurse me back to health."

"What's the point of taking care of this? It's probably because the weather is cold and I feel sleepy. It's natural that I feel a little weak if I sleep too much."

Li Xiuzhu walked forward with a serious expression and grabbed his mother-in-law's tender white wrist.

At this moment, Yumei was stunned and was about to speak, but was stopped by Chen who had reacted.

"Xiuzhu, what's wrong?" Although she didn't know what her son-in-law's situation was, she thought that family disgrace should not be made public. No matter what Li Xiuzhu was going to do, she had no intention of making it public.

She tugged her wrist slightly, but the hand holding her didn't move at all.

this……

Chen's heart was in a mess, her brows slightly furrowed, and she stared at Li Xiuzhu intently.

"Wait a moment, mother-in-law. I am familiar with medicine. I think something is wrong with you. Let me take your pulse."

So that's how it is. Chen and Yumei both breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xiuzhu silently injected the Beiming Qi into Chen's body.

He could diagnose most diseases, but after practicing internal skills, he was already familiar with the structure of the human body and could detect anything wrong.

Chen could feel that something strange seemed to have entered her body, but this strange thing did not bring her any discomfort. On the contrary, she felt very comfortable and relaxed.

Although Chen was not well-informed, he was knowledgeable and immediately realized that this might be the warrior's internal force.

My son-in-law has become a warrior? It seems that Xiuzhu has never shown any difference.

Li Xiuzhu's relaxed gaze suddenly tightened and his brows slightly frowned.

Chen and Yuzhu, who were already watching Li Xiuzhu, felt a tightness in their hearts.

It is said that one is not afraid of Western medicine smiling, but is afraid of Chinese medicine looking down.

Chen's problem is not small...

(End of this chapter)