Cai Que opened the door and saw the familiar figure of Yan Shouqin.

"Strictly remind..." Cai Que calmly raised his hand. He already knew that Yan Shouqin was now appointed by the Empress Dowager and assigned to Bianjing Water Mill.

Yan Shouqin quickly stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, Yan Shouqin, has met your husband!"

Cai Que quickly stepped forward to help him up: "You don't have to be polite to give me advice!"

He doesn't like to accept worship from others.

When Cai Que was first admired by Han Jiang and recommended to Beijing as an official, he became famous for his opposition to the ritual of kowtow to the Kaifeng magistrate by officials of all sizes in Kaifeng Prefecture.

This is Cai Que's battle to become famous.

It is also the foundation for his livelihood.

Even if he became prime minister, Cai Que would not let civil and military officials kowtow to him.

After helping Yan Shouqin up, Cai Que asked, "Tiju came to see a certain family today... but something happened?"

Yan Shouqin immediately laughed and said: "To be honest with you, I took the liberty to come to see you this time because I was following everyone's instructions..."

Cai Que quickly turned towards the Funing Hall and bowed his hands: "I respectfully listen to your Majesty's command!"

Yan Shouqin came up to him and whispered a few words in a low voice.

Cai Que's expression gradually became serious as he listened.

…

Renchen (the second day of the lunar month) in November of the eighth year of Yuanfeng.

After the Sutra banquet, Zhao Xu first went to Baoci Palace to say hello, and then returned to Funing Palace.

"Everyone, Song Xuanzheng's memorial has been placed on your desk!" Feng Jing reported in a low voice after welcoming Zhao Xu into the palace.

Zhao Xu nodded, walked to the desk, picked up the memorial from Song Yongchen, opened it and started reading.

After reading Song Yongchen's memorial, Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and then told Feng Jing: "Grind the ink for me, I will personally write the command for Song Yongchen!"

"only!"

Feng Jing immediately went to prepare, and before long, he had all the pen, ink, paper and inkstone ready for Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu then began to write instructions with a swipe of a brush.

After taking some time to write down the relevant instructions, Zhao Xu ordered Feng Jing: "Seal it well and send it to the General Information Department. Let Di Yong select loyal and reliable people and send them to Jingdong Song Yongchen!"

"No!" Feng Jing took the order and left.

Zhao Xu turned his back and looked a little excited.

JD.com is now full of capable ministers!

In order to clear the silt, Zhao Xu asked river control experts like Song Yongchen to personally take charge.

Even more capable officials like Kumamoto were sent to Jingdong Road early.

They also tried every means to transfer a large number of officials who were good at local civil affairs, including Su Shi.

In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of copper coins and hundreds of thousands of pieces of silk cloth as funding.

Naturally, he didn't just want to control the river.

River management does not require so many people, nor such a battle, nor so much money.

Under the guise of river control, secretly infiltrating Chen Cang was what he wanted to do.

…

Jingxi East Road, Laizhou, Ye County.

Wang Daqiang was shivering in the cold wind.

The money he brought had already been spent.

Even the gold found and washed in the mountains, forests and streams of Ye County these days has been sold for money.

However, it is still difficult to make ends meet.

The most important thing is that the ground is frozen in winter, and even the iron tools of wealthy families cannot shovel into places that used to be rich in gold.

Not to mention that he is a person who comes here purely out of passion to chase the dream of gold.

The money in my pocket is already very little.

He should have left here, but he couldn't bear it.

It took a lot of effort to get here, and it took a lot of effort to find some gold.

Tell him to give up? Impossible!

Wang Daqiang swore that even if he died, he would die in this paradise full of gold.

Even if the cold wind made him shiver, even if his stomach growled.

He never had any wavering thoughts.

Because, he saw with his own eyes that someone picked up a gold nugget weighing half a catty on the mountain.

I have also heard countless similar stories from others.

He got rich overnight and kept appearing around him.

He himself did indeed find gold!

Although it was very little, less than one tael, it was indeed the time when he made the most money at once in his life.

After changing it into copper coins, I have thirty strings!

Although most of the money has been squandered by him now.

But it is precisely because of this that Wang Daqiang refuses to leave!

Under the magic of gold, Wang Daqiang's will became stronger than ever.

However, no matter how strong his will is, he still needs to face reality.

There is not much money left in his pocket. The gold mines in the mountains have been frozen by winter and no longer can be mined.

If you want to mine gold, you have to wait until next spring, when the ice and snow melt and the ground freezes.

But when you're hungry, you have to eat, when you're sleepy, you have to find a place to sleep, and when you're cold, you have to warm yourself up by the fire.

What's even more terrible is that tens of thousands of people gathered in the small county town of Yexian.

Everything is going up!

Even the price of coal for burning fires is rising!

Wang Daqiang's remaining money is no longer enough to rent a house.

what to do?

This is a problem that Wang Daqiang must solve.

Otherwise, he might starve to death or freeze to death in this foreign land.

It is not certain whether the body can be returned to Bianjing and buried in the ancestral grave.

"Brother Wang..."

When Wang Daqiang was thinking of a way out, a call came from behind him.

He turned around and saw a familiar person.

Come to Dengzhou with him, search for gold mines in the mountains and forests together, and dream about wealth together. After returning to Bianjing, marry a fellow countryman Guo Gui who is the envy of the county boss and the surrounding neighbors.

"Brother..." Wang Daqiang stopped, waited for Guo Gui to come to him, and then asked: "Is something wrong?"

Guo Gui sighed and asked, "Does Brother Wang still have money?"

Wang Daqiang subconsciously covered his trousers, which were already short of money, and shook his head: "There isn't much left..."

Guo Gui looked at the robe that Wang Daqiang was covering. His eyes shone at first, then he found that the robe was empty and sighed again.

"No way! No way!" he sighed.

Then he looked at the shops on the streets of the county town.

Those who sell food, ironware, and dustpans...the few hook bars and half-open doors in this small county have made a lot of money in the past two months.

And what about these people?

Obviously I dug, found and panned a lot of gold.

But in the end, I didn’t even have much money in my pocket for the winter.

Guo Gui now has some doubts. He has worked so hard to find gold.

Who was it bought for?

Anyway, he didn't leave anything in his pocket.

Wang Daqiang grabbed his trousers and looked towards the street entrance of the county town.
To be continued...