jdhmnovel Chapter 875 Robbery
Chapter 875 Robbery
Two days later, at the dock.
The sky was clear and the river was sparkling. Several grain boats were docked on the shore. People were coming and going on the platform, and countless goods were being loaded onto the boats.
The grain ships that went to Tongan County this time were all fully loaded. A large part of the cargo on board belonged to imperial merchants and was unloaded along the way.
Another small part is the goods purchased for the Tongan Chamber of Commerce after Shen Zheng and Wei Que discussed it together.
Shen Zheng stood on the platform, looking at the river, and sighed softly: "I really want to get on the boat with you. I really miss the county."
Wei Que looked at her sympathetically and said, "You came to the capital this time, and His Majesty still let you go back, which is very good. Finish your errand first. The sooner you finish it, the sooner you can return to the county."
Shen Zheng had long understood that she couldn't stay in Tongan County forever.
"Please help me take these letters back." She signaled Hua Duo to hand the bundle to Wei Que, "There are some for Lord Yu, some for Xu Yunyan, and some for Li Hongmao and the others..."
The bundle was as big as a washbasin. Wei Que smacked his lips as he took it and hung the bundle on his body.
"Oh, right." He suddenly remembered something. "If people in the county ask about your assassination...how should I tell them?"
Shen Zheng stared.
Her first reaction was to ask Wei Que to deny it so that they wouldn't worry.
But the Tongan Bookstore was targeted by someone with ulterior motives, and neither the county school nor the printing house should be kept in the dark.
"Tell me the truth."
The sunlight became increasingly dazzling, birds flew by, and several grain boats cut through the water, heading towards Tongan County.
Shen Zheng turned and left only when he could no longer see any trace of the canal boat.
......
The work department was only quiet for a while in the afternoon. After Shen Zheng arrived, the noise almost blew the roof off.
She stood in the middle of the crowd, with both sleeves being pulled. Fortunately, neither side was pulling too hard, but neither was willing to let go.
On the left, Zeng Tongshi gently pulled her sleeve and said to the people on the right: "Master Shen went to your forge yesterday. You said it would only take a while, but it took Master Shen two hours, leaving only half an hour for our water company. No matter what I say today, I will not let you take Master Shen away!"
This one sentence aroused the indignation of all the officials of the Water Bureau.
An official from the Metropolitan Water Conservancy Bureau chimed in, "The summer heat has arrived earlier this year than in previous years, and the flood season will also come earlier than in previous years. For the safety of the people in Shangjing, river embankment construction is imminent. You should be sensible!"
"We don't know the big picture?" The blacksmith frowned, spitting: "Glass can hold the Xiongnu hostage, and iron is the foundation of the country. Think about it carefully, who is the one who doesn't know the big picture?"
To avoid being splashed with saliva, Shen Zheng silently took a half step back.
But her action was serious.
Officials from both sides looked at her, looking aggrieved: "Xiao Shen, please say something! Where do you want to go first today?"
"..."
Seeing the hot potato falling into his hands, Shen Zheng said helplessly: "My Lords, I am only one person, with only one brain. Why don't you ask Hua Duo to cut me in two with a knife, and you can pick up half each and take it back."
When everyone heard this, they exclaimed, "How can you say such things casually!"
What's more, some even said "Pooh" three times for her.
During these days, every time she stepped into the Ministry of Industry, a fierce battle to recruit her would break out.
She was "robbed" for several days, and her attitude changed from being torn to "standing in the middle and watching the show".
The Water Authority and the Capital Water Conservancy Bureau suffered injustice yesterday, so they are inevitably eager to fight today and want to get back what they lost.
It was not until Ji Benchang appeared that the deadlock in the vestibule was broken.
"Oh, so lively?"
He led Chen Xingshen through the crowd and looked around with interest. When he saw Shen Zheng's sleeve being pulled up, his face suddenly darkened.
"Do you know how to respect others?"
He and Chen Xingshen each rescued Shen Zheng's sleeves.
"Xiao Shen is an official in your Ministry of Industry, but she is not an object. Have you ever asked her opinion before fighting for her? If this matter gets out, you are not afraid of His Majesty's blame!"
Everyone was embarrassed by his scolding. Before they could react or explain, they saw him pulling Shen Zheng's sleeve and slowly moving towards the door.
Seeing that no one was stopping him, he walked faster and faster.
When he reached the door, he coughed and said, "Since your Minister Yue is not here today, I will take the person away first. When you have thought it through, you can come to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for him again."
Just like that, everyone watched Shen Zheng being taken out of the Ministry of Works by him.
They looked at each other, some frowned, some scratched their heads, and they always felt that something was wrong.
"That's not right..." Someone in the crowd looked at the gate in confusion, "Xiao Shen is originally from our Ministry of Works. No matter how much trouble we make, it is the Ministry of Works' business. How can the Ministry of Revenue intervene? Minister Ji's behavior is like..."
Like what?
After everyone discussed it, their eyes met.
"Steal people!"
"Minister Ji is deliberately trying to scare us. He is also here for Xiao Shen! Damn it, he actually used a trick. Brothers, follow me to the Ministry of Revenue and bring Xiao Shen back!"
......
"Go faster, go faster..."
At the door of the household department, Shen Zheng was running in front and Hun was chasing behind.
She was almost dragged into the Ministry of Households by Ji Benchang.
When they stepped onto the Ministry of Revenue, Ji Benchang finally breathed a sigh of relief and told the gatekeeper, "When the people from the Ministry of Works come later, don't let them in unless Minister Yue comes in person. Do you understand?"
The concierge was confused, but nodded obediently.
After entering the main hall, Shen Zheng took the tea handed over by Ji Benchang and said with a smile: "Master Ji, if you have something to say, just send someone to tell me. Why bother to come here in person?"
Ji Benchang took a sip of the freshly brewed tea, which burned his lips.
"It's nothing serious." He sighed twice, rubbed his lips and said, "It's just that it was too noisy over there. The noise could be heard in the Ministry of Revenue. It was so annoying, so I wanted to save you from the dire situation. By the way... there's something small."
He said it was a "small matter", but Shen Zheng felt that the Ministry of Revenue was in charge of the people's livelihood, so no matter how small the matter was, it couldn't be that small.
"Master Ji, please feel free to speak."
"In fact, this matter is also related to the Ministry of Industry and the Metropolitan Water Conservancy Bureau."
Ji Benchang called Chen Xingshen to fetch a blue account book, handed it to Shen Zheng and said, "In the past few days, the Ministry of Revenue has been calculating the expenses for rebuilding the Huihe River embankment. The manpower and material resources required are not small. I will talk about the material resources first."
He motioned Shen Zheng to open the account book, pointed to one of the items and said, "It is the irrigation period for farmland. In order not to affect irrigation, you and the Water Conservancy Bureau proposed to divert the water through the diversion weir. This is a good idea. It can not only solve the problem of farmland irrigation, but also extend the service life of the river bank and facilitate flood control and discharge during the flood season, but..."
He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Zheng: "In this case, the overall reconstruction cost will increase by at least 30%."