The Duke advised, "This lamp is too big, Your Majesty. If you like it, the Little Princess General Store has plenty of them."
The emperor thought about it and agreed, then turned and left. (′△｀)
The ministers followed closely behind, and Su Muyao and the Prime Minister also returned to the inn together.
Back at the inn, she ordered a bowl of wontons and ate them with relish in her room. But thinking about how much money she had spent, Su Muyao clutched her chest.
The house and rice I built during that period were all made from the silver I had previously stored in the cave.
Although the money was earned for free, once it was in your pocket, it was yours.
This old man didn't pay a single penny but still made a bunch of demands.
After eating, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.
With a single word from above, the subordinates were running themselves ragged. It was already so late when the Nanzhou Governor's Office was busy inviting folk lion dancers to perform, and the performance was to be completed by tomorrow.
The higher-ups have already instructed that preparations should be made to make it more lively, and so they've given a considerable amount of money to the lion dancers.
The next day, after a dreamless night, Su Muyao started sending red envelopes in her online space early in the morning.
Each red envelope contained ten taels of silver notes, which was the smallest denomination among silver notes.
Those who built the dam would definitely receive red envelopes from their superiors, and Su Muyao intended to distribute these red envelopes to the onlookers.
The people of the whole city are busy tidying up their new houses. Everyone is extremely satisfied with their new houses, whether it is the small yard, the sturdiness, or the size.
Until someone in the street was banging gongs and drums, and people heard that the flood control had been successful, and that there was even a lion dance today, people from all over the city rushed to the Wansha River to watch the excitement.
Su Muyao was dressed in a red dress and wore a veiled hat. Anyone with a discerning eye would surely realize that she was no ordinary person.
The emperor was dressed like a wealthy man, while the duke was dressed like a steward following the emperor.
The others put on their ordinary clothes again, and when the group arrived at Wansha River, it was filled with people.
"What is this? It hasn't been repaired, has it? The dam hasn't been raised either!"
"What was repaired?"
"How did the water flow through the middle? There's a big opening there now."
"This is what they meant by 'fixed'?"
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Su Muyao then took out her speech manuscript and a large megaphone.
As soon as the time came, the big red lion began to dance.
During this period, all the people were starving and cold, and everyone was in a bad mood because their homes were flooded.
Fortunately, the young princess helped them all, and the lion dancer's cheerful movements and agile body also helped.
And those big, bright eyes instantly brightened the mood of everyone watching. ^o^
Nearby, the children's laughter and cheers encouraged many of the dejected people.
The emperor and his ministers stood in the best positions, watching this scene unfold.
Soon, people started talking: "I wonder if the young princess will be able to come. Sigh, I want to see our lovely young princess again."
"Who says otherwise? I dream about our little princess every day, that she's come back to see us again."
An old man next to him rubbed his eyes and said with a sob in his voice, "If it weren't for the young princess, this old man would have collapsed somewhere long ago."
The young princess personally served the porridge, which was thick and full, a large bowlful, as if she was worried we wouldn't have enough.
"This old man has never eaten so full in his entire life."
After the old man finished speaking, he started wiping away his tears and stopped saying anything.
The others nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I live in the East City. My neighborhood is full of poor people."
I've never had such a full meal in my life, and it was all refined rice!
The people around immediately fell silent; it was because everyone was pretty much the same. ヾ(*⌒?⌒*)ゞ
Just then, an old woman said, "Young princess, she is a fairy reincarnated, so naturally she will protect us poor people."
But our emperor is truly amazing; he was able to find the Little Lucky Star and have him come to the rescue.
They also gave us so many grain seeds. I heard that the seeds were given by the young princess. One acre of land can yield the grain of several acres. We won't have to worry about food in the future.
The old woman's words instantly brightened the previously gloomy atmosphere.
Yes, their houses have been rebuilt, and each family is receiving food and money.
Now that this dam is repaired, there will be no more floods, and good days are just around the corner!
Su Muyao steadied herself with the megaphone, knowing she couldn't embarrass Old Deng on such an important occasion.
Then the young princess stood on the high place and said, "The Wansha River used to flood whenever there was a heavy rain, and the people suffered terribly. Now, our great dynasty has completely defeated the flood."
We adopted a water conservancy project that uses gravity-fed irrigation without dams to divide the river into two and achieve flood discharge during the flood season... and use the water... The dams we build every year are now useless.
This project, under the personal supervision of the Emperor, is nearing completion.
All the people below recognized at a glance that the little dumpling standing on the high place was the little princess.
Although the young princess was wearing a veil today, they remembered her voice and everyone was calling her "young princess."
The emperor, standing not far away, felt a pang of jealousy.
After a pause, Su Muyao looked at the cheering faces of the people and continued, "Now we'll blow up this dam ourselves!"
"Blow...blow it up?"
All the ministers were completely bewildered. Shouldn't the dam be demolished?
Su Muyao was speechless at the group of ministers. Hadn't she already said it yesterday? It had to be blown up!
Why do these people look so surprised?
Lord Xu roared, "How dare you! You actually want to blow up the dam!"
All the other ministers also looked over.
Only the Duke calmly stroked the few white hairs on his chin.
The emperor, in his anxiety, blurted out, "My little ancestor, you said you wanted to destroy this dam!"
Su Muyao nodded: "Uncle, this dam is useless now, what's the point of keeping it?"
emperor……
Useless? What if the water comes out?
Yesterday I said it was almost done, what was the next step?
I can't remember anything about it, but it seems like they were talking about frying something?
Now they've actually blown up the dam.
Su Muyao explained to the emperor, "The water has been diverted; it will flow away on its own... so there will be no more floods in the future..."
The emperor nodded in agreement with Su Muyao's explanation.
Not far away, a man from the Governor's Mansion announced loudly, "The craftsmen who worked on the construction project will all receive a reward today. This reward is personally given by the Emperor."
The Governor's Office said this in an attempt to get the Emperor to take notice of them, as most officials in the entire Southern Prefecture are now under thorough investigation.
Fortunately, the governor's office had neither participated in nor engaged in any corrupt activities, which saved his life and his official position.
These words resonated not only with the craftsmen involved in construction projects.
Even the common people who heard this cheered. They knew that the emperor would not easily appear in front of them, but the emperor was a true wise ruler.
Emperors of every dynasty stayed in the capital, unlike their emperor, who not only sent a young princess to provide disaster relief but also came in person.
"I really want to see the face of our great dynasty's emperor."
"What are you thinking, Uncle Wang? You can't just see our emperor whenever you want. But our emperor is such a wise ruler that he actually came all this way in person."
The man referred to as Grandpa Wang slapped the back of the man who had spoken on the head: "Do you need to tell me?"
The emperor, who was not far away, was quite pleased with the discussions among the people.
Who wouldn't want to hear the people say that the emperor is a wise ruler? Especially when these people are praising him from the bottom of their hearts.
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