Chapter 143 He Just Started a Sweet Love
"No, I must go." Long Wudi shook his head.
"If she is really a saint, I would like to ask her some questions."
This matter concerns the life and death of southern Xinjiang, and he is not confident in letting others do it.
Kang You could not persuade him and could only agree to let him go to Daxia.
When Daxia saw that they had handed over the silver, they stopped and did not launch an attack. Instead, they set up camp at the border, as if they were ready to attack at any time.
Seeing this, Long Wudi frowned, quietly found a small path, and rode his horse towards Daxia.
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Daxia.
Lu Yanshi couldn't stand Lu Li following Qu Fufeng's example and saying those sour words every day, so he went straight to find Qu Fufeng.
"Your Majesty, what do you want to talk to me about?" Qu Fufeng has fallen in love recently and his face is beaming.
He could even smile brilliantly when facing Lu Yan, who exploited him.
"I remember what you said, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads." Lu Yanshi spoke slowly.
Qu Fufeng didn't know why he suddenly brought up this topic and nodded blankly.
"I agree with this. After all, if you build a steam carriage or a steam train, you can't run it if the roads are not well built."
"That's right." Qu Fufeng nodded again.
"So I think we should put the road construction on the agenda. However, road construction is prone to problems, so I need an envoy to supervise this matter across the country. I'm afraid I have to leave this matter to you, my dear minister." Lu Yanshi looked sincere.
Qu Fufeng widened his eyes.
He had just started his sweet love, and the emperor wanted to send him on a business trip. Isn't that too much?
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that I am not capable of handling such an important matter. After all, I am still young and have several duties. If I take on such an important position as an imperial messenger, I am afraid that I will arouse jealousy and bring about murderous disaster." Qu Fufeng declined politely.
"Besides, I am still working on the bird language dictionary. I am afraid I am not able to do it in two places at once."
"My dear minister, what you said is very true. When will the bird language dictionary be completed?" Lu Yanshi glanced at him.
He certainly wouldn't let Qu Fufeng be a road construction janitor. He was carrying the secret of explosives, and many enemy spies wanted to poach him.
If he hadn't secretly sent guards to protect him, he would have been shot to death by countless arrows.
What I said today was just to scare him.
Let him seize the time to do his work and not indulge in Qi Xingrou's gentleness every day.
"Three days. I will definitely get it done within three days." Qu Fufeng swore immediately, fearing that Lu Yanshi would be upset and throw him away on a business trip.
Anyway, he didn't remember many words, so he just made them up. He would definitely be able to make them up within three days.
"Well, then I'll wait for your good news." Only then did Lu Yanshi let him go.
Qu Fufeng left Yu's study and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he convinced the emperor. Without Qu Fufeng, the court of the Great Xia would have been disbanded long ago!
After Qu Fufeng left, Lu Yanshi started thinking about it again.
Who should be appointed as the road construction inspector?
This person cannot be chosen randomly, he must be someone he trusts. Otherwise, if the imperial messenger deceives his superiors and deceives his subordinates, there will be no hope of repairing the road.
Moreover, this job offends people and is hard. I am afraid that many people will not be willing to go to court tomorrow.
Lu Yanshi couldn't help but feel a headache.
This resulted in his brows being furrowed when he went to the Weiyang Palace.
Xia Shuyi saw that he was unhappy and asked softly, "Your Majesty, is there anything troubling you?"
"It's all about road construction." Lu Yanshi said this.
Xia Shuyi had an idea in his mind.
This is not a easy thing to do.
Road construction requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, and if it is not done well, there will be complaints. Therefore, the person in charge of supervision is very important.
He had to be careful and bold to avoid being deceived by local officials, and he also had to be upright to avoid being bribed and helping to conceal the emperor.
"Forget it, I shouldn't tell you this. Where's Xiaojiu?" Lu Yanshi was not the kind of person who needed his wife's comfort. After he finished telling his story, he changed the subject.
"I took Xiaowu and Xiaoliu to the zoo." Xia Shuyi showed no interest and did not ask any further questions.
"This kid hangs out with that iron-eating beast all the time." Lu Yanshi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Tell someone to bring them back. It will be time for dinner soon."
"Yes." Xia Shuyi responded, stood up and asked the palace maid to bring Lu Li back. She also took this opportunity to send a message to her parents' home.
When Xia Yuanguang received the message from his daughter, he knew it was time for the Xia family to take action.
The emperor has no one to use, and the Xia family must solve the emperor's urgent needs.
So the next day when the emperor went to court, Lu Yanshi proposed to find an inspector to supervise the road construction, and Xia Yuanguang's second son Xia Yan'an took the initiative to step forward and ask for the position.
"I am willing to serve the emperor as a dog and a horse."
Lu Yanshi's eyes lit up.
The Queen's family seems to be useful.
The Xia family has always been very low-key. Even when Xia Shuyi became the empress, she was always cautious in her words and deeds, and never became arrogant after gaining power. The Xia family members are all talented and capable.
He didn't think of them at first because he thought the Queen's family might not be able to bear this hardship.
Unexpectedly, his brother-in-law was willing to stand up.
Lu Yanshi was very satisfied and decided to do so.
Let Xia Yan'an be the inspector, go all the way north, and then patrol all the way back along the former border with Beiyong.
When An Miaoyi learned about this, she realized that this was a great opportunity to make money, and immediately went to find Lu Yanshi.
"I have a plan that I would like to present to His Majesty."
"Oh? What good idea do you have, my beloved?" Lu Yanshi looked at her with interest.
Concubine Min has always been quick-witted and smart when it comes to making money, so he also wanted to hear what surprises she could bring him this time.
"I heard that Lord Xia was going north, and I thought this was a great opportunity for trade. We have so many good things and new things in Great Xia, we should send them over to broaden their horizons."
Although Beiyong was destroyed, there are still many wealthy businessmen.
They are simply a group of fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
"I heard that someone has been secretly trying to resell those things. Should I intervene?" Lu Yanshi frowned slightly.
"We are all citizens of Da Xia. The emperor cannot favor some over others, and the good things cannot be reserved only for our original people. They must have a sense of belonging and participation, and only then will they identify more with Da Xia." An Miaoyi expressed her thoughts.
"We can send invitations to the merchants in Beiyong for next year's Royal Merchants Exchange Conference, so that they can also participate in the bidding then."
Lu Yanshi's eyes lit up.
Direct trading would somewhat lower the reputation of the royal family.
But An Miaoyi's move was brilliant.
"Then let's do as my beloved concubine says." Lu Yanshi nodded.
Seeing that he agreed, An Miaoyi smiled and then put forward her real request.