At the dinner table, Li Yuanzhao kept shoveling various dishes into his mouth.
Dinner in the palace was originally served early because the young people were growing up and had big appetites.
After the bumpy ride, I was already starving by noon.
The food in Taoyuan County is unique. They like to stir-fry over high heat. They use a lot of oil and salt, so it tastes particularly delicious.
Hearing his son squeal like a pig, Emperor Jing couldn't help but kick him twice under the table with a sullen face.
Li Yuanzhao reluctantly slowed down his eating speed.
Fang Zhengyi noticed Emperor Jing's embarrassment and said with a smile while holding up his chopsticks: "Being able to eat is a good thing! When I was his age, I could eat much more than him!"
Li Yuanzhao looked at Fang Zheng with gratitude.
This guy gave him a very unexpected impression. He was not like the devil that Wu Sheng had described! He was a very good person!
I like it!
Fang Zhengyi continued, "Speaking of business, I still don't know how your porcelain business is going in the capital."
"If the profit is not lucrative enough, why not devote all your energy to the tea business! This high-quality Tianxian tea is just the first step. The county will also launch teas of better quality in the future."
"I'm sure it will be even better than the Great Heavenly Fairy Tea by then!"
Emperor Jing hesitated for a while, then slowly said: "There was a flood in Jianjiang, and Li's porcelain business was greatly affected. Porcelain from the south cannot be transported here."
"Besides, the rain is still falling. The flood disaster is far from over. Li is also having a headache!"
Guo Tianyang looked at Emperor Jing in surprise.
What does your majesty mean by this? Are you here to find Fang Zheng to find a solution?
He is just a minor official. No matter how capable he is, he can only solve the flood problem?!
Your Majesty is desperate and is trying every possible means!
Fang Zhengyi frowned. "Flooding in Jianjiang? And the rain keeps coming? What month is it now?"
Emperor Jing sighed and said, "Yes, a strange phenomenon has befallen us. Our Great Jing is truly plagued by many disasters."
Fang Zheng glanced at Emperor Jing and found that he was indeed a patriotic businessman who cared a lot.
However, Fang Zhengyi also became concerned about the flood in Jianjiang. Many people in Taoyuan County fled from Jianjiang to the capital during the war.
Many parents and children are still in Jianjiang.
In recent years, life in Taoyuan County has been getting better and better, and people who have already settled down have begun to think about finding their relatives.
In the past two years, nearly a hundred people have left Taoyuan County to look for their relatives, and the number is increasing every year.
Of course, most people eventually returned to Taoyuan County.
As for those who didn’t come back, it was probably because of an accident or other reasons.
"I wonder... where in Jianjiang did the flood occur?" Fang Zheng asked curiously.
"Guo Da, get the map!"
Guo Tianyang took out a three-foot-long map from his bag and slowly unfolded it.
Fang Zheng was shocked when he saw it and immediately became alert!
Wow! This is a map of the whole country! He couldn't even get this thing, it was a state secret. He didn't expect these two businessmen to have this thing!
"Where did this map come from?"
Emperor Jing pretended to be mysterious and said, "Don't worry, County Magistrate Fang. We have some connections with the Ministry of War, and the porcelain business is spread all over the country, so we specially got a map."
Haha, the path is wild enough...
Without waiting for him to say more, Fang Zheng quickly shifted his attention to the map, and after taking a look at it, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
There were indeed coastlines marked on it, but they were completely different from the maps in his previous life.
Emperor Jing began to point at the map and explain: "The flood broke out from here... and its path..."
“.......”
"If nothing unexpected happened, the dam in Pingwang would have been breached by now, and the disaster would continue to spread..."
Then Emperor Jing whispered, "I heard that the governor of Jianjiang is asking the court for 200,000 taels of silver for emergency relief."
"But the imperial court is helpless. If someone can turn the tide, he will surely rise to great heights in the future!"
Fang Zhengyi did not answer, but thought silently in the direction of his finger.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he pointed to a place on the map and said, "This place is called Yintuo, with mountains on both sides. If a thunderbolt were to fall and collapse the mountain and block the river, wouldn't the flood break out on its own? I just don't know what the terrain of the mountain is like?"
As soon as the words fell, Emperor Jing and the other two were stunned.
What! Thunder from the sky!? You believe this too!?
Guo Tianyang was secretly delighted, little bastard, there will be a day when you will fall!
There was a gleam of surprise in Li Yuanzhao's eyes!
At this moment he felt a great sense of recognition, this was a spiritual resonance!
This is what heroes appreciate!
"Dad! What did I say? I said I would gather all the magicians in the world to send down thunderbolts to solve the floods! What do you think? County Magistrate Fang also thought so. It shows that great minds think alike!"
Li Yuanzhao immediately became proud, stopped eating, and his chin almost dropped to the sky.
The other three immediately looked at Li Yuanzhao as if he were an idiot.
Facing the strange looks from the crowd, Li Yuanzhao sat down angrily and continued eating.
At this moment, Emperor Jing was extremely disappointed and smiled bitterly, "County Magistrate Fang, you are joking. Where can there be thunder from the sky? Could it be that County Magistrate Fang can summon thunder from the sky?"
Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and did not answer, seeming to be thinking about something.
Because there really was thunder in Taoyuan County!
When the two countries of Gan and Jing were at war, if Gan won, it would definitely attack the capital directly, and Taoyuan County would most likely suffer as well.
Therefore, Fang Zheng’s first priority after he became rich was to produce and stockpile gunpowder in large quantities!
According to the situation at that time, it was too late to train soldiers and replenish equipment!
Steel is a very difficult thing to make, but mixing gunpowder is very easy.
So after the war, this batch of gunpowder was not used.
The only time it came into play was when an asphalt mine was accidentally discovered in Taoyuan County.
But it was never used again after that.
Tons of gunpowder are piled up in the warehouse. We are not afraid of it expiring but we are afraid of it exploding!
It's more than enough to blow up the mountain! Leaving it there would be a waste.
When Emperor Jing saw Fang Zheng thinking, he was suddenly shocked!
Could it be that he really has a solution?!
Although Fang Zhengyi is a bit eccentric, he definitely doesn't seem like a person who would act without a purpose during these two contacts!
And judging from his expression, he seemed to be really thinking about the feasibility of this matter!
Emperor Jing once again asked expectantly, "Does County Magistrate Fang have any ideas?"
"Hmm... Let me think about it." Fang Zhengyi answered casually.
He is now caught between saving people from danger and exposing himself.
Once gunpowder was invented, it would be a bolt from the blue. No matter what, he would be exposed to the court's attention.
Although it may not succeed, since he has the ability and it is a piece of cake, if he doesn't do it, Fang Shao's conscience will be tormented.
While he was thinking, he didn't realize that the three people had already cast horrified looks at him.
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