Lingquan after kitchen

Chapter 60 Stilts
Ouyang Teng said happily: "That would be great!"

Ouyang Jinyu didn't know much about political affairs, so she didn't open her mouth just now, but when it came to money, she looked at Ouyang Teng and said, "Our family is going to donate 15 taels of silver to the imperial court to control the floods in the Bahe River. Do you think this is feasible?" no?"

Dongfang Xuanyi sighed softly, seeing Ouyang Teng's eyes looking forward, said: "It's the right thing to do. It's just that there will be floods in other places in the future, and the imperial court will directly order uncle to take care of it without allocating money."

Ouyang Teng said with emotion: "What you said is the same as what his uncle said."

"Uncle has a heart to treat the common people kindly, but not everyone in the court is like you, and the one sitting on the dragon chair doesn't have the heart to love the common people like a child." Dongfang Xuanyi shook his head, mockingly said: " Everyone in Chang'an knows what the purpose of building roads and planting trees in Bahe River these past few years is, isn't it just that the guy from Longyi smiled for the Pomeranian."

Ouyang Jinyu nodded, deeply agreeing, seeing Ouyang Teng's confused face, she didn't try to comfort her.

Dongfang Xuanyi sneered, "How can he care about the life and death of the people. The floods of the Bahe River are nothing to him. These years, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River have been flooded every year, and the money he allocates to the people every year has not yet built a few gardens. There are many soup pools."

Ouyang Teng was silent for a moment, his face was full of conflicts, and he murmured: "But I have already promised Lizheng of every village in Bahe."

Dongfang Xuanyi looked respectfully, and said: "Uncle, if you really want to govern Bahe, then trust me once, and don't donate so much money alone."

"I've calculated repeatedly these days. 15 taels of silver may not be worth it. If dredging is added, it will be even worse." Ouyang Teng's forehead was covered with sweat, and he emphasized: "I The money used was earned by Jinhua and Jinyu."

Dongfang Xuanyi nodded, and said: "Uncle, your current official position is Chaosan doctor from the fifth rank, and within a year, the uncle will mention you to the fifth rank and the upper Dushui envoy, and you will be appointed as the Dushui envoy in Chang'an. Take care of the Bahe River."

Ouyang Teng is very clear about the official job list, and now his immediate boss is Chang'an Dushui Envoy.He has never had the ambition to replace his boss.

Dongfang Xuanyi said very patiently: "In the first year of your tenure, replace all the officials under your command with your own people, and then invite famous people from the villages and kuns around the Bahe River to donate money together to build the embankment of the Bahe River and dredge the mud to widen the riverbed. On the day when the work is done, engrave the names of the people who donated a certain amount of money on the stone tablet and stand on the bank of the Bahe River. That is to say, they have done practical things for the people and gained a good reputation. .”

Ouyang Teng's eyes gradually cleared up when he heard it, he nodded repeatedly, and said excitedly: "You have a very good idea. I'm going to Chang'an to meet my elder brother." Turning around, he was about to leave.

"Uncle is currently serving as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so many eyes are staring at the court. He can't promote you at this time. You can only embarrass him by telling him about it. You can talk about it in a month." Dongfang Xuan Yi grabbed Ouyang Teng, and said in his heart: Uncle has such a quick temper, there is no such thing as a city, and my aunt also has no scheming to hide things, how can she give birth to such a powerful Jinyu and Jinhua is so deep.

"I'm too impatient." Ouyang Teng felt more pleasing to the eyes when he looked at Dongfang Xuanyi again, and said solemnly: "Thank you very much today. You will come to my house more often in the future."

Dongfang Xuanyi smiled and said: "Uncle's food is the most delicious in the world, and my nephew will definitely come here in the future, so don't think I'm annoying."

It took more than an hour for the three of them to talk, Ouyang Teng had a lot of things to do tomorrow, so he left, and made an appointment with Dongfang Xuanyi to play chess temporarily.

"If my uncle goes to Tanzhou, my uncle will definitely entrust him with the responsibility of managing the entire Xiangjiang River." Dongfang Xuanyi shook his head lightly and sighed: "It's a pity that my uncle is in Chang'an. He wants to help the people and find a way out by himself." As the envoy of the capital, you pay your own money, and you are afraid that you will be impeached by the officials if you are too high-profile."

Ouyang Jinyu smiled lightly: "Don't talk about my father, you have the ability to persuade your father to go to Tanzhou."

Dongfang Xuanyi smiled wryly, looked around, gestured with both hands, and said, "Find me some wood and a few long ropes thick as thumbs, and I'll make something."

Ouyang Jinyu persuaded: "What are you doing in the dark, rest early."

"I'm obedient, so I have to do it. Don't be lazy, go and find me." Dongfang Xuanyi said again: "You are a young master, you just need to move your mouth, and you don't need to use your hands and feet, go quickly! "

Ouyang Jinyu called his servants to look for wood, and felt that there was nothing wrong, so he was going to accompany Dongfang Xuanyi to make games and talk.

Before the servant came, Dongfang Xuanyi had already planned to confide in Ouyang Jinyu during the day, so he said, "I kept 20 of the [-] taels of silver note you gave me, and gave the rest to my uncle. I Originally, I wanted to use the money to do some business, so I started looking for a credible businessman to cooperate with, but before I found it, the Xiangjiang River flooded. [-]% of the money was used to buy food, and [-]% was used to buy medicine. .”

Ouyang Jinyu had learned about Dongfang Xuanyi's disaster relief from Yishengfeng's branch in Hunan Province a long time ago, so she was not surprised.

"Your Yishengfeng's medicine is effective, but it is too expensive. I think the cost of 6 taels of medicine is less than 3000 taels!" Dongfang Xuanyi said excitedly: "The disaster relief in Tanzhou these years , My uncle spent at least 10,000+ taels on medicines."

"One yard is one yard." Ouyang Jinyu said in a leisurely manner: "Your disaster relief has nothing to do with me. You don't need to buy medicine."

Dongfang Xuanyi asked back: "Why didn't you tell Uncle not to let him manage the water of the Bahe River?"

Ouyang Jinyu smiled evilly: "My sister and I have a lot of money, so we want my father to realize his wish."

Dongfang Xuanyi said carelessly: "I am your elder brother, then you can also give me some money to make my wish come true."

"I have already given you 20 taels of silver, which is 5 taels more than what I gave to my father." Ouyang Jinyu said again: "Who told you that you are unlucky, you spent all the money before you doubled your earnings."

Dongfang Xuanyi asked excitedly: "Good brother, don't you need me to pay back the 20 taels of silver?"

Ouyang Jinyu said angrily: "Even if I ask you to pay it back, can you pay it back?"

Dongfang Xuanyi looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and said: "Jinyu, if I had known you earlier, we would have made a great career."

"You are sixteen this year, and I am thirteen this year. It's not too late to get to know each other now." Ouyang Jinyu said in a bold tone.

(End of this chapter)