Chapter 572: A Little Expert at Cheating (Updated 2)

Since we are going to build a ship port, we have to build a cement factory.

Although the Fifth Prince is not here, a cement factory has already been opened in Gusu. Here in Shandong, we just need to copy the factory. These students of the Imperial Academy are now like bricks, and they can be moved wherever they are needed. The students

brought by the Second Prince are basically his direct students. They basically study chemistry, and of course there are students studying agriculture, medicine, and mathematics. Anyway, they do not specialize in the Four Books and Five Classics, and do not take the path of imperial examinations.

In the past, they only studied in the academy with the teacher. Although they remembered a lot of the content in their hearts, this time they put it into practice and truly understood the true meaning of the book, and not everything they learned was just on paper.

Young people have unlimited energy. Their hearts seem to be burning with a blazing fire. Seeing the people's eyes becoming more lively day by day, and seeing them trying so hard to survive, they feel that they have a mission. Select

a site for the factory, recruit workers, divide the work, and start working!

They just need to do their work seriously. No one will stop them. As long as they are capable, they can do all this in the shortest time.

Let the factory start construction.

As long as the factory is running, the people will have money to earn and a way to make a living.

The cement factory is increasing its horsepower, and the construction of the port is in full swing.

It's a joke. You can earn 20 cents for a lunch every day. This is such a good thing that everyone is scrambling to do.

Once you are found to be lazy, you will be kicked out of the team and won't make any money, so won't everyone be scrambling to do the work?

In today's situation, it's so hard to find such a lucrative job!

The people don't want to leave, and they all work hard with their rivets.

The construction of the harbor is naturally made of cement and concrete, which is much more labor-saving than usual.

The construction speed is also much faster. Although it is very tiring, it is still within the tolerable range. Everyone works very hard.

The port is bustling with people every day, and the students of the Imperial College are sunburned red and black, but their eyes are particularly firm.

They just did a little thing, but they were trusted, loved, respected, and grateful by the people.

Who among the scholars does not have a grand ideal of "establishing a mind for heaven and earth, establishing a life for the people, inheriting the knowledge of the sages, and creating peace for all generations"?

Now, they have indeed taken a solid step forward. In the future, they will surely move forward bravely on this road, fearless of wind and rain!

Seeing that the business of Liuli Pavilion was so prosperous and that the money of the wealthy and powerful families flowed into his money box, the little prince was finally happy.

His happiness made his appetite better. Although the weather was very hot, he could eat half a bowl of rice every meal.

The second prince and the third prince, two patients, were so happy after seeing this.

But at noon that day, the steamed fish, lotus root and pork ribs soup, two seasonal vegetables, and more than half a bowl of white rice were not touched at all on the table.

The little prince was sitting at the round table, holding in his hand the pigeon message he had just received, his small face, which didn't have much flesh, was tense.

Very good, he is unhappy again.

"What did the fifth and fourth brothers say?" asked the third prince.

Yes, this is the pigeon message from the fourth and fifth princes.

As for why the two of them sent letters separately, it was naturally to compete for who is the most reliable brother to the prince's younger brother.

"You have done most of the disaster relief work in Jiangnan, they just need to continue to do it, but don't tell me that they are such a waste that they can't even do this little tail?"

The second prince was very worried about the abilities of his two younger brothers.

The little prince's mouth twitched. He always felt that his second and third brothers were secretly belittling his fourth and fifth brothers. "Fourth and fifth brothers did a good job and didn't cause any trouble. They just complained that the wealthy families in the city were too stubborn."

"It's been almost a month. Haven't those wealthy merchants been bankrupted by your cloth shop?"

asked the second prince.

"It should be because we sold them so many potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes before, which gave them a chance to survive? After all, the reputation of Tianxia Diyilou is loud enough. These dishes appearing in other restaurants will naturally attract wealthy customers."

The third prince has already thought of the key.

The second prince immediately knew why the little prince was unhappy.

He consoled her, "Gusu was short of food at that time. If you had not used the popularity of Tianxia Yilou to raise the status of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn, how could you have obtained large quantities of rice from those wealthy merchants to supply so many disaster victims?"

"It's not your fault." The second prince concluded.

When the little prince heard this, he knew that they had misunderstood him. He smiled and said, "I don't think it's my fault."

"It's just that I was originally planning to save the food that I harvested with great difficulty in the imperial manor as good seeds for next year, but if we completely cut off the livelihood of these wealthy families, I estimate that only 10% of these good seeds will be left."

The second and third princes looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

The second prince swallowed his saliva and asked cautiously, "What do you want to do?"

The third prince reminded, "All the officials in Shandong have been imprisoned, and the emperor should have known about it by now."

The second prince followed closely, "I guess the emperor should also know about the construction of the port."

It is estimated that by this time, the court will be arguing.

The emperor must be very worried.

It is better not to add more burdens to the emperor, because they still have to return to the capital.

The little prince looked innocent, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The second prince and the third prince: "No! You don't!"

The two wanted to continue asking questions. At least after knowing the prince's plan, they can make some preparations in advance. Otherwise, they will work hard and risk their lives to provide disaster relief, and when they return to the capital, not only will they not be rewarded, but they will also be punished by their father.

After all, they had been making too much noise during this period.

However, the little prince had already started eating, and looking at their brother's skinny face, they didn't want to ask any more questions. What if the prince lost his appetite after they asked? They

had just been married for half a year and didn't even have any children, but they had already tasted the difficulties of raising a child in advance.

The next day, the porridge stalls in the city that provided porridge to the victims of the disaster cooked not white rice porridge, but yellow corn porridge in the big pot.

It was the first time for the people to taste corn.

The porridge cooks while talking about the origin of corn and how expensive it is.

How can a small plate of corn from the best restaurant in the world cost 10 taels of silver, just a few grains!

How can the wealthy and powerful families in the Jiangnan area make reservations in advance and queue up to eat it? It is so precious!

When the people heard this, they became excited, and then rumors about corn spread everywhere in the city.