Chapter 119 Yellow River
The focus of today's court meeting is on controlling the Yellow River.
Since ancient times, the Yellow River has undergone many changes in course due to human factors. In addition, the problem has not been solved but the symptoms have been treated, and the people have suffered from the disaster for many years.
Rong Yue thought it would be better to solve the problem once and for all. Otherwise, he would spend millions of taels of silver every year to control the Yellow River, but it would only cause small-scale flooding every year. All of this was his money!
The ministers held different opinions, either opposing, being neutral, or agreeing.
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, no one has been able to successfully control the Yellow River. This is a natural disaster, beyond human control!"
"Your Majesty! Large-scale Yellow River management requires millions of taels of silver. The national treasury is in dire straits! Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty! Please reconsider! Managing the Yellow River could easily anger the river god! Why not maintain the status quo?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that treating the symptoms is not as good as addressing the root cause, and that a short-term pain is worse than a long-term pain. I support the management of the Yellow River."
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After the court session, Rong Jinchen, Su Qiyang, Crown Prince Rong Jinyou, and Prince of Jin Rong Jinyu were kept by Rong Yue for breakfast.
Rong Jinchen, who had changed into his dark green bamboo-patterned brocade uniform, looked at Rong Yue, who was staring at him in surprise, and said helplessly, "Father, what can I do for you?"
Rong Yue smiled and said, "I thought Chen'er would be unhappy today." He joked again, "Without Zhenzhen, I can't even enjoy my meals." His tone was full of sarcasm.
The others ate in silence, only glancing at Rong Jinchen. He looked at Rong Yue and whispered, "Father, I need to earn money to support the family. You have to let me live off you more." His words were very rude, but Rong Yue just enjoyed it.
In Rong Yue's opinion, Rong Jinchen's words meant that he hoped he would live a long life so that he could always take the princess to rely on his father.
So Rong Yue laughed and scolded Rong Jinchen, "Chen'er, you little brat, you're only thinking about my treasure, aren't you?" Then he turned to the others and said, "I'm planning to appoint someone to be in charge of regulating the Yellow River. Do the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin have any good candidates?"
As for Rong Jinchen, he had just returned to Beijing and certainly didn't know if there were any officials who were good at water conservancy projects.
The person behind the sudden madness of the wolf pack during Qiu Mi could not be found because the area inside Nanyuan was sparsely populated and no one knew where the wolves smelled the powder that made them go crazy. Even though all the evidence pointed to Prince Jin Rong Jinyu, Rong Yue did not think it was him who did it.
He still understood the character of King Jin.
Did the fight for the throne start so early?
Crown Prince Rong Jinyou did not answer immediately, and neither did Prince Jin Rong Jinyu.
Even if they disagreed with their father's idea of treating the root cause rather than the symptoms, they could not show it.
The imperial power is above everything else, and the emperor's majesty is final. All they can do is try their best to ensure that the person in charge of managing the Yellow River is not the other party's man.
After a moment's silence, the two men looked at each other and said at the same time: "Your sons don't have any suitable candidates. Why don't you ask Prime Minister Su?" Then they lowered their heads in disgust.
Su Qiyang: ...
very good.
Rong Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, "You really don't have one?" Why didn't he believe it? He said in a deep voice: "Crown Prince, Prince Jin, each of you name a candidate." He looked at the two of them with a burning gaze.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Crown Prince Rong Jinyou said, "I think Liang Gong, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, is very good." He was a man of real talent and practical knowledge, and he was also on the side of the Crown Prince. Seeing him like this, Prince Jin Rong Jinyu also said, "I think Gong Hong, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, is also very good." He was also on the side of Prince Jin.
Rong Yue lowered his eyes and said nothing, just playing with the string of eighteen longevity beads with agarwood fragrance and golden millet.
It was already noon when Su Zhenzhen lazily opened her eyes. She rubbed her eyes sleepily and was about to bury herself in the man's arms, but she found that what she was holding was Rong Jinchen's pillow.
She lay on the bed and stretched lazily in the quilt, revealing her fair and delicate collarbone, disheveled hair, black hair, fair skin, and snow-white cheeks with a rosy complexion. She was lazy but charming and seductive, which was very attractive.
He turned over silently and reached out to press the bell beside the bed. Baizhi and Luwu came into the room to serve him.
They looked at Su Zhenzhen, who looked so weak as the maid helped her stand up, and helped her change her clothes with red faces.
Su Zhenzhen was now very shameless and said to them directly: "Baizhi, Luwu, your faces are so red, are you thinking about getting married?" She smiled and said: "It seems that I have to find future husbands for you first."
Lu Wu said coquettishly, "Princess, I won't marry. I'm so happy by your side. Why should I serve a man and his family? And even have to take concubines and raise children for him?" She wasn't stupid. Bai Zhi also nodded. They weren't stupid either.
Baizhi and Luwu are now female officials of the fourth rank, with salaries.
The first-class maid of the Empress Dowager and the Queen is a female official of the first rank, the first-class maid of the Emperor is a female official of the second rank, the first-class maid of the Crown Princess is a female official of the second rank, and the first-class maid of the Prince's wife is a female official of the fourth rank.
Female officials also received salaries, although they were not even as much as the monthly allowance of a young lady from an official family. The annual salary of an ordinary palace maid was about four taels of silver, while the annual salary of a female official ranged from twenty to forty taels.
Su Zhenzhen was just joking. She had no plans to arrange marriages for the maids around her. Baizhi and Luwu grew up with her. Although they were not as close as real sisters, they were not much different.
If they want to get married, Su Zhenzhen will give them a dowry and support them in the future.
If they don't want to get married, can she not support them?
So she just smiled and said, "I'm just joking. When you want to get married, tell me. It doesn't matter if you don't, I can support you." Pretending not to notice their tears, she smiled and said, "Baizhi, go tell the kitchen that I have to deliver lunch to His Highness, as well as to Daddy and the Emperor."
Su Zhenzhen had not told Rong Jinchen beforehand that she would deliver lunch to him today, as she was planning to give him a surprise.
She still thinks that little surprises and little fun in life are necessary, not to mention that this is more effective for a love-brained person.
Su Zhenzhen knew that Rong Jinchen only wanted unique favoritism, but her father was also on duty at the Ministry of Revenue, and her father was also in the palace. How could a master of balancing things not be balancing things?
Besides, she must have only dined with Rong Jinchen, which is unique. I think he wouldn't mind.
But before that, she washed and dressed, and had a bowl of golden blood swallow's nest.
"Your Highness, have you had breakfast today?" Su Zhenzhen asked. She only called him Chenchen when Rong Jinchen was present. She didn't call him Chenchen when he was not around. There was no need to be so affectionate.
Thinking about how he had been drinking a bowl of golden blood bird's nest for breakfast every day for more than a month to beautify his skin, Su Zhenzhen couldn't help laughing out loud.
Bai Zhi replied, "I didn't see Eunuch Gu bring breakfast into the room." So there wasn't any. Lu Wu then said, "I think His Majesty will invite Your Highness to have breakfast. The tea soup at the Guanglu Temple is well-known to be unpalatable." Even she knew that.
Su Zhenzhen's eyebrows curved, she took a sip of the bird's nest, and said with a smile: "Go ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of golden blood bird's nest and send it to His Highness." She was the one who protected her man's appearance.
Lu Wu said okay and went out.
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