Chapter 402 Qin Huaidao and Li Chengqian sat under the shade of the tree, looking at the salt field in the distance, blew the cold wind, chatting there, and Li Chengqian also talked about the affairs in the court to Qin Huaidao.

"So, the aristocratic family started to attack? So quickly?" Qin Huaidao frowned and asked at Li Chengqian.

"Yes, I'm attacking you and me now. Their purpose is very simple, to pull me off. Of course, they will definitely not succeed this time. If there is no salt, the people will definitely hate the orphan, which will have a great impact on the orphan's reputation.

But now that there is salt, I am not worried. At that time, the aristocratic family will only shoot themselves in the foot." Li Chengqian looked at Qin Huaidao with a smile and said, he was worried before, but now there is no more.

"And, if they do this, they can also increase the reputation of Your Highness. Doing this is not what they want to see!" Qin Huaidao looked at Li Chengqian with a smile and said. When Li Chengqian heard it, he burst into laughter.

"Well, thank you, Boping, my father said too. When this matter is done, my father will be rewarded." Li Chengqian said to Qin Huaidao with a smile.

"It doesn't matter whether you reward it or not. Can you tell your father and let him take the position of my Ministry of Works? I am really too busy to sit in that position and don't do anything, so ashamed!" Qin Huaidao sat there, looking at Li Chengqian and said.

"Hey, Boping, I don't like to listen to this. You didn't do anything? Then how do you do things? The Ministry of Works is so rich now, how did you come? Who advocates repairing the reservoir? Is it okay for you to do a lot of things?

If you want to resign from the Ministry of Works, let alone whether Your Majesty agrees or not, I guess the officials of the Ministry of Works will not agree. When you were not in the Ministry of Works, their life was not easy. If you were in the Ministry of Works, they were confident and knew that if there was any problem, they could solve it with you." Yuchi Baolin immediately said to Qin Huaidao.

Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi both nodded in agreement.

"Paulin is right. If you want to resign, I guess the officials of the Ministry of Works will not agree. Let's say, Wang Zhiyuan, that's from a noble family. Ask him, do you agree to your resignation? An impossible thing! How good are the benefits of officials of the Ministry of Works?

The houses are almost completed, and now the officials who rent houses in the Ministry of Works are staring at those houses!" Li Chengqian said with a smile at Qin Huaidao.

"Hey, I really don't want to be a good person. I'll just train those students in the university first." Qin Huaidao said helplessly, but he knew in his heart that they were telling the truth. Now the officials of the Ministry of Works really would not agree to resign.

"The Father will not agree. In the words of the Father, you have finally gotten out of the mansion and now you are still asking you to go back. That's impossible. Just sit there and do nothing, it's a deterrent.

Officials of the Ministry of Works, who dares to provoke you? With you there, officials of the Ministry of Works don’t have that much to do. Look at the memorial this time, none of the officials of the Ministry of Works have given memorials!" Li Chengqian continued to speak to Qin Huaidao.

"The Ministry of Works also has many officials from aristocratic families. They are afraid of you and know that you can just work and don't mess with others. If you mess with them, you may drive them out." Yuchi Baolin also said with a smile.

"That's the reason!" Li Chengqian took it over and said with a smile.

"Okay, after finishing the work, I don't know what's going on with my sweet potatoes and potatoes. It's time to collect the potatoes. I'm not in the mansion, and I don't know if Lixian will make the decision." Qin Huaidao said worriedly.

After drought for so long, the potato seedlings are probably dying.

But what Qin Huaidao didn't know was that the potato seedlings still rose very well. The men and women in Qinzhuang all went to fetch water every day and watered the potatoes and sweet potatoes.

They knew that this was planted by the master and prepared for the disaster year. The fiefs of the fiefs do not understand the other things, but they must protect the interests of the mansion. Since Qin Huaidao attaches so much importance to this place, they also pay attention to it, and carry water every day.

Because in Qinzhuang, Qin Huaidao dug a lot of wells when he was building a house, and he still had some water. Moreover, many big holes were dug in the brick kiln before, and there was still water inside. They used a carriage to pull them back and water the dealers.

"Don't worry, after I go back, I will talk to Lixian to see if it's going to be taken over." Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this. He knew that Qin Huaidao attached great importance to those dealers, and he and Li Shimin also attached great importance to them.

"Well, tell Lixian, if the seedlings are fine, don't harvest them. If they are all dry, harvest them, otherwise they will rot in the ground." Qin Huaidao explained to Li Chengqian.

"Okay, don't worry, I will tell you." Li Chengqian nodded and said,

Soon, they went back. After all, the weather was too hot, and this place was not a fun place. In the afternoon, the weather was even hotter, and Qin Huai said that they didn’t know how much water they had to drink in a day.

"Duke Hu, the weather is too hot, it's a good thing for us to precipitate salt!" A lieutenant came to Qin Huaidao and spoke.

"Well, it's a good thing. Today's output will exceed expectations. However, this weather, it's not a good thing for the people." Qin Huaidao stood at the door of the tent, already bare-haired and covered in sweat, and the same was true for other soldiers.

"Okay, let your brothers work later. If you work like this, you will go to bed under the tree first. I can't stay in the tent and there is no way to stay in the house!" Qin Huaidao put his clothes on his shoulders and walked under the tree.

Qin Huaidao made a fishing net, hung it between two trees, made a hammock, and Yuchi Baolin also made one, and the same was true for several other lieutenants. They were all lying in the hammock and fell asleep in a short while.

On the Qin Mansion, after Li Chengqian returned to Chang'an, he did not go back to the East Palace directly, but went to the Qin Mansion and wanted to tell Li Lixian about the crops.

"Brother, come and try these dishes. You don't come often, try them!" Li Lixian greeted Li Chengqian for dinner.

"Yeah, okay, okay!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, his mouth didn't stop, it tasted delicious.

"Brother, the rumors outside are not good now. Brother, go find your father and think of a solution. They are framed by this matter, intentional, how can this be done?" Li Lixian said with a chopstick in the defense line, looking at Li Chengqian, and she was very upset about Li Chengqian.

"Hey, don't worry about those things. Brother can handle them well. Remember what you told you. Those dealers are Boping's hard work." Li Chengqian looked at Li Lixian and asked.

"I know, the housekeeper went to see it two days ago, saying that the farmers fetched water every day, and the seedlings were very good. The farmers in the Qin Mansion were very loyal to the Qin Mansion and did not need to give instructions." Li Lixian nodded, and then looked at Li Chengqian and said in a low voice: "Brother, this matter is probably related to them."

"Don't worry, let them go, brother is not afraid. You, during the time when Boping was not in the mansion, just take care of the mansion's affairs. You can't worry about the mansion's affairs," Li Chengqian said with a smile as he looked at Li Lixian.

"Well, there is nothing wrong with the Qin Mansion, and they don't dare to provoke me." Li Lixian nodded and said,

After leaving the Qin Mansion, Li Chengqian also had a dark face and returned to the East Palace. When the strategists saw Li Chengqian having a dark face, they did not dare to speak. Li Chengqian also returned directly to the study, and he wanted to sleep.

"Your Highness!" Su came over again. She knew that Li Chengqian had gone to the salt lake today.

"Well, it's okay, don't worry. Boping still needs time and can definitely make it. Don't worry, I'll have a sleep first, I didn't sleep well last night." Li Chengqian said with a smile as he looked at Su.

"That's it, I'll let someone get some ice cubes over. It's too hot this day." When Su heard Li Chengqian say this, he didn't say much, and then smiled out.

In the next few days, the civil servants were still criticizing Li Chengqian, hoping that Li Chengqian could stand up and take on this matter. At the same time, they hope that Li Shimin could talk to the aristocratic family and suppress the salt price.

Another thing is this drought. The drought has been too long and the Wei River is about to stop flowing. It is a big deal for the court.

"Your Majesty, the weather is too hot now. The water from those reservoirs can withstand at most half a month. The Ministry of Works also sent craftsmen to fetch water. Among them, craftsmen dug a total of 22 wells in Chang'an Prefecture, and only 10 wells had water out, but not many, and they could only be drunk by the people around them.

Other prefectures have also dug many wells, and less than half of the wells have been released. At present, the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry are still guiding!

The water in the reservoir was originally thought to be able to withstand it for a month, but the temperature was too high and there were many places with water shortage, so it consumed very quickly. The Wei River and the downstream were cut off!" Zhang Liang, the Minister of Works, sat on the side of the Ganlu Hall and reported to Li Shimin.

"Well, it's good to get water out. I think there will be no water in ten or half a month. Usually, the weather should turn cold at this time, but it's still so hot now, which is too abnormal." Li Shimin was also upset. The rain had not yet fallen for more than two months.

It's still summer like this, how can you withstand such a thing?

"Your Majesty, do you need to worship the sky and pray for rain?" Fang Xuanling also asked.

"Look at it again, there are no refugees yet?" Li Shimin thought for a while and asked Fang Xuanling.

"There are no refugees yet, and the water in various places is enough for the people and livestock to drink. I just worry that after a long time, there will be no way out." Fang Xuanling said worriedly.

"Wait!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Father, the price of salt remains high and needs to be dealt with. The people are complaining, and drought is not a good sign!" Li Tai stood up at this moment and mentioned this matter again, while Li Shimin stared at him.

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