"Have you ever thought about what the people would suffer if the dam collapsed? Why not use the method you mentioned earlier and just use some materials to plug the flaws?"
Gu Yunni was still carefully analyzing the current situation with him.
Even if we consider soldiers to be more important, we cannot ignore the people as human beings.
"Find a time to have a meal with those adults and coax them back first. When you learn how to build it, they'll be gone and you can start building it too."
Gu Yunni held Sheng Mingyu's hand tightly.
When had he ever bowed his head? And he was such an unreasonable minister who didn't treat the people as human beings.
"I understand. I can still accept this little thing. Besides, I was a little impulsive just now. I should go find those people under His Majesty first."
Sheng Mingyu sighed deeply. In fact, the people under His Majesty were not reliable and also wanted to make money.
But comparing the two sides, his subordinates are more likely to listen to him.
In just one day, Sheng Mingyu used his own methods to coax everyone back.
Some people are still not convinced, while others are a little nervous.
Yesterday, Sheng Mingyu not only coaxed people, but also revealed a lot of things.
He has so many leverages in his hands. If he doesn't obey, he will be disgraced when he returns to Kyoto.
"Your Highness, since you have decided to follow our direction, let's continue to talk about the theoretical knowledge. If you can apply it in practice, we can leave with peace of mind."
"Yes, it's actually very simple to say, but difficult to do. After all, there are so many people, not everyone can obey, and accidents can happen at any time."
They really emptied out all their family assets.
"It's the same as what we said last time. We need to use all the remaining materials on the dam and patch up any problems. The rest is just icing on the cake. It's all for the good of the people."
Over the years, they have been using this method to deal with the people.
Many people died of exhaustion on the dam and wanted to ask the court for an explanation, but when they faced the flood, didn’t they immediately give in?
"Okay, I understand what you gentlemen mean. You don't have to wait in Jiangnan all day. You might as well go back soon and have an adult accompany you."
They had already received their share of the money and were unwilling to waste any more time.
Even the ministers were not allowed to stay, and only the governor was left to watch from the side.
"These people are so greedy for money that they leave as soon as the job is done. They don't even want to stay with you any longer. You really are a plague. No wonder there are so few good things said about you in Kyoto."
The Imperial Master couldn't help but complain as he watched the troops leaving the city gate.
Sheng Mingyu is really annoying. When I get along with him, I feel that he is not a person with a good personality.
"If they were people who could get things done, it would be fine if they were under my command, but since they only think about taking advantage of the people all day long, they'd better get out of here as soon as possible."
Sheng Mingyu didn't care. He glanced at the imperial teacher and returned to the dam.
The governor has been practicing very hard these days, and now they can try to repair the dam.
"Your Highness, the others left a blueprint before they left. Should we follow it? It should be much more efficient."
The governor followed Sheng Mingyu's lead and asked questions carefully about everything he did.
"Bring the blueprints here first. I'll go back and study them, and then we'll start tomorrow."
"good."
This time, Sheng Mingyu directly snatched the drawings and took Gu Yunni back to the mansion.
The drawings they brought are still somewhat useful.
"It's really good! But this blueprint looks quite old. Did they really draw it themselves? Did they give you blueprints from a year ago?"
Although Gu Yunni hated their way of doing things, she had to admire their abilities.
Being able to be a court minister, one must have some means to protect his life.
"This is paper from fifteen years ago. Your Majesty has replaced all the paper since he ascended the throne. This means that all the dams built in Jiangnan over the past fifteen years have used this blueprint."
A sneer appeared on Sheng Mingyu's lips. He was watching carefully and felt sick in his heart.
They are really amazing, they only know how to plagiarize the wisdom of their predecessors.
Ministers in the past were willing to use their brains, but they only knew how to copy others.
"Look at the disconnected part of the dam. The blueprints clearly show it in much greater detail, but when I visited it, I saw it was just piled up with sand. The river water would dilute it significantly, which is why dams have to be built every year."
After field investigation, Sheng Mingyu had already discovered where the problem lay.
Looking at this drawing again, I understand what is going on. They can't even learn it. They are so stupid.
"The front of the dam is where the flood is most severe, but prevention is very lax, relying mainly on construction in the middle."
Sheng Mingyu pointed out several problems on the drawings. Gu Yunni recalled them carefully and found the problems.
It turned out that these ministers left the drawings just to gain a good reputation, but they forgot that they were not fools.
"Does His Majesty know the situation in Jiangnan? I believe His Majesty has probably looked at this blueprint at least ten times. If he finds that the dam is completely different from this map, will he be so angry that he will vomit blood? Fifteen years of money will be wasted."
It's really interesting that the ministers in the court would use any means to make money, and they didn't even care about the lives of the people.
"I don't know. Your Majesty wouldn't know about this. Since they want to make money, they will hide it from Your Majesty. I guess all he heard was good. Even if he knew anything bad, it would only be a little bit."
Sheng Mingyu shook his head and rejected Gu Yunni's idea.
I already know a lot about Kyoto, even more than Your Majesty.
He doesn't understand, how could Your Majesty know?
When he sat on the throne, it was as if someone had covered his eyes and ears.
"Why don't you write a letter to His Majesty and let him know? That way he won't be kept in the dark all day and think your methods are unreliable."
Gu Yunni's face was full of pity.
It seems that being an emperor is not a good thing. He doesn't even know the situation of his own country.
"But I guess your earlier claim of wanting to save money isn't going to work. Now that we know the problem, we need to do our best to reinforce it. We need to make sure the dam lasts for at least three years. That way, we can save even more money."
Gu Yunni stated the facts and Sheng Mingyu did not refute it.
Although he wanted to consider the soldiers more, things had come to this point and he couldn't just focus on saving money. He had to put the people first.
Sheng Mingyu wrote a letter without saying a word and sent it to Kyoto.
When the emperor saw this, he was furious and wanted to replace all the officials in the court.
In the past years, there were many ministers under his command who dealt with floods, but these people didn't say anything!
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