"Take a look."
Shen Jintang handed the blueprints to Shen Huaixu, her expression not changing much, as if it were just a trivial matter.
Shen Huaixu had only held a sliver of hope, but now Shen Jintang had actually come up with a solution.
It's impossible for him not to be shocked.
Shen Huaixu almost frantically took the engineering drawing drawn by Shen Jintang.
Although he didn't understand it very well, he could still tell that this picture was much better than those given by mediocre people.
"You...how did you..."
Before Shen Huaixu could finish speaking, Shen Jintang understood what he wanted to ask.
It's just a matter of how she knows how to draw maps and how she knows the geography of Yanzhou.
"The Gongsun family is skilled in mechanical arts. I lived in the Gongsun family for a period of time when I was young and learned some basic skills."
"Fur?" Shen Huaixu looked at the exquisitely detailed drawings in his hand and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
If using mechanical arts to make up for the lack of manpower is only the tip of the iceberg, then how are those useless people in the Ministry of Works supposed to survive?
Shen Huaixu looked at it carefully, but Shen Jintang was a little sleepy. He stood up and was about to leave when he instructed her, "Some of the mechanisms on the map are just my ideas. You need to have someone study them carefully to see how they will be implemented. So, you still need to write your letter and invite some reliable officials over."
Shen Huaixu's eyes were glued to the blueprints, and he simply nodded in response to Shen Jintang's words.
"This matter needs to be kept secret for now. Only have some trustworthy people look at the blueprints. I don't need to teach you this, do I?" Shen Jintang asked with a frown.
Shen Huaixu finally came to his senses, looked at Shen Jintang, and nodded solemnly.
After all, he's been in officialdom for many years, so he has that much knowledge.
The officials in Yanzhou are not on their side. If they find out about the mechanical arts, they will inevitably cause more trouble.
"I will continue to survey the fortifications in the suburbs tomorrow, and these facilities will also be operating in secret," Shen Huaixu said.
Upon hearing Shen Huaixu's answer, Shen Jintang nodded slightly and turned to walk out.
"You should also take care of your health and have someone cook you some meals," Shen Huaixu's voice sounded from behind.
He had actually noticed in the morning that the food Shen Jintang had set out on the platform was fake.
At the time, I was busy with refugee issues and Yellow River construction projects, so I didn't have time to think about it.
Now that the immediate crisis has been resolved, and being a very intelligent person, how could he not know what Shen Jintang was thinking?
She was enjoying a life of luxury on the high platform, which was a way of telling the people that there was still plenty of grain in Yanzhou, enough for everyone to eat and drink.
As long as the people obey, they can get food from the government and survive!
If there were enough food, they wouldn't need to put in so much effort; the key issue is that there isn't enough food!
The relief grain is still on its way. The Yellow River breach has affected many places, and the grain is being distributed from place to place. The next batch of relief grain will take at least half a month to reach them.
The grain they confiscated from the homes of officials in Yanzhou was only enough to feed the refugees for ten days.
They knew this news, and the officials in Yanzhou were naturally aware of it as well.
However, the officials in Yanzhou were not fools, and they dared not openly oppose him.
But they can sabotage things behind the scenes, just like this morning, when they sent spies to infiltrate the refugees and sow discord.
If the people's emotions are stirred up, the consequences will be unimaginable.
However, Shen Jintang's actions served to reassure people.
She let the people see with their own eyes that she was enjoying a life of luxury on the high platform, which made them think that there was grain in the government offices. Therefore, when someone later spread the rumor that there was no grain in the granaries of Yanzhou, the people were not so easily convinced.
But the food was fake after all.
In other words, Shen Jintang ate nothing but those few peanuts all day.
"Um."
Shen Jintang nodded slightly and walked out.
For the next two weeks, Shen Huaixu continued to patrol the river without making a sound, working alongside the laborers in the river and returning home late at night every day.
Shen Jintang was responsible for comforting the refugees and coordinating the allocation of food supplies.
Shen Huaixu didn't know how she did it, but he knew that Shen Jintang had successfully survived on ten days' worth of rations until the next batch of disaster relief grain arrived.
Meanwhile, in Kyoto, at the residence of the eldest princess.
"Boss, it's almost Chinese New Year tomorrow, are we still going to study?" Ye Qingzhou really didn't understand.
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve. At this time, which good person wouldn't be staying at home obediently waiting for the New Year?
What kind of good person would stay up late studying at this critical juncture?
Hey!
But his eldest son seems to be under a spell; every morning when he opens his eyes, he reads a book, and before he closes his eyes at night, he reads another one. I bet he even dreams about reading at night!
I really don't understand how his eldest son changed overnight? Didn't he always hate studying?
He's almost turned into the kind of nerd he hates most now!
"The imperial examinations will begin after the New Year." Gu Zhixing didn't even look up, only burying himself in writing his policy essay.
He wants to take the imperial examination, he wants to become an official, and he wants to have the ability to protect the people he wants to protect!
Another reason is that he needs to keep himself busy.
Only when he was busy could he stop thinking about Shen Jintang.
He originally thought that he was just used to Shen Jintang's company, so he felt a little uncomfortable when Shen Jintang left, and that he would be fine in a few days.
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