Xu Dahua has always been resourceful.

And he has always been obedient to the Wei family.

Wei Liangqing has always relied on him.

Now seeing that he was serious about protecting himself, he said, "Miyun has a lot of land, can you sell them all?"

Xu Dahua smiled and said, "Since Zhang Jingyi is a shameless person, there are hundreds of miles of water, what's the use of keeping it? I heard that the Zhang family is rich and there is so much land, so why are they afraid that they can't afford it?"

Wei Liangqing immediately laughed: "It's better to report this to my father."

Xu Dahua's eyes rolled: "Mr. Marquis, if you have to report these small things, I'm afraid my godfather is not happy. My godfather regards the Marquis as his own and always hopes that the Marquis can become a talent so that he can stand alone in the future. After this matter is done, when the godfather finds out, I'm afraid he will praise the Marquis. Why do you have to report it now?"

This...is also reasonable.

Wei Liangqing replied, "It makes sense, so... let's do it like this, Daddy's place, let's talk about it. It's very hard for him to be on duty in the palace."

When Xu Dahua saw Wei Liangqing responding, he felt proud. Although he was a Minister of Works, he had always hoped to enter the cabinet. If he could become a Grand Secretary, he would be truly majestic.

Because of this, Xu Dahua hugged Wei Zhongxian's thighs tightly and refused to let go even if he died.

He was originally the Minister of Works, so he should have a little face. The other Ministers were somewhat arrogant. Even if these people were eunuchs, they would not have been wandering around second-generation ancestors like Wei Liangqing every day like dogs.

But Xu Dahua is fine. As long as he gets the job, he ignores all his wives and concubines at home, so he comes to the Wei family to accompany Wei Liangqing to drink and have fun. As for the convenience of his position and the benefits he gets, he must share with Wei Liangqing.

Suddenly... Xu Dahua suddenly remembered an old thing: "I heard that Xiong Tingbi had a son who was talking bad things about Eunuch Wei in his hometown of Huguang. Xiong Tingbi was a minister of great sin. Now he has been asked to be executed and the head of the nine borders has also committed suicide. Only this young son... He escaped a disaster at the beginning, and the marquis... As the saying goes, the roots of the grass will be eradicated, otherwise the disaster will be endless."

After hearing this, Wei Liangqing glanced at him: "Why, are you coveting the Xiong family's property?"

Sure enough, the person who knows you best is your wine and meat friend.

Xu Dahua quickly shook his head: "This is for the sake of the Marquis."

"Stop." Wei Liangqing shook his head: "Xiong Tingbi is dead, why should he harm their family? There are countless people who hate my father and me. Do I want to kill them one by one? Don't you have these ideas?"

Xu Dahua hit a nail and felt unhappy.

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A few days later, the Wei family came to sell the land.

This land transaction is very large, although it is only ten cents per acre, but in fact... the scale is unprecedented.

The entire land transaction is as high as 3,000 hectares.

This number is very terrible. Of course, these three thousand hectares are not fields, but water terrain, and some mountains. Therefore... they almost produce no value.

These lands were rewarded by Wei Liangqing when he was granted the title.

At first, Wei Liangqing was granted the title of Su Ning Bo, and gave him a coupon and gave him a thousand hectares of land. This reward was very heavy. After all, a thousand hectares of land was a full hundred thousand acres. This certainly represented the emperor's favor, but Wei Zhongxian knew that... it was inappropriate to receive a grand reward from the emperor. Therefore, he asked the emperor to simply give Miyun's water land to his "son".

Emperor Tianqi was even happier this kind of land was worthless. After all, there were not many royal villages now, especially the royal land in the suburbs of Beijing, which had been rewarded for a long time.

When Wei Liangqing was granted the title of Marquis of Suning, he also granted another two thousand hectares of land, totaling 300,000 mu.

In addition to these, there are also so-called lands that do not exist at all, and they are also sold together. These lands have now become lakes and do not exist theoretically, because in the early years, these lands were theoretically present. In the past few years, the floods have long flooded these lands, but the Wei family also demanded to be sold together, but these lands occupy the majority, reaching 5,000 hectares.

Looking at the number reported by the Wei family, the Zhang family can only admire the wisdom of the Wei family. This is a land of nothing. Do you also sell the various lakes as land?

But the Wei family... obviously found a way to get a land deed for them, so they dared to ask Zhang Jiawenyin for nearly 10,000 taels.

To be honest, it is not a lot for the Zhang family, but it is a huge fortune in this market. Many people think that the Wei family is talking big, which is clearly a worthless thing to make money.

However, Zhang Jingyi seemed very happy. Not only did he recognize these water terrain, but he even recognized the land that did not exist at all at the bottom of the lake, and paid generously.

In this way, the Wei family was satisfied.

And Zhang Jingyi was obviously very satisfied.

In his mind, he kept thinking about the original design plan of Miyun Reservoir.

Of course, it is difficult to design a dam that is exactly the same as the Miyun Reservoir, but... you can roughly follow the idea of ​​Miyun Reservoir. If this reservoir can be built, then... not only can this land of up to 7,000 or 8,000 hectares be truly reclaimed, but the water can also be irrigated or even used.

In his previous life, Zhang Jingyi, who was in the capital, visited the Miyun Reservoir. This early project shocked Zhang Jingyi. In that era, it should be possible to build such a reservoir in the Ming Dynasty...

But... the manpower and material resources required are amazing.

Moreover, Zhang Jingyi needs a practical solution.

At most, he can only make a prototype based on his memory, but some detailed designs require an expert.

After thinking about it, there seems to be no water conservancy experts in this era.

But...Does Your Majesty understand?

He did what he thought of, and Zhang Jing hurried into the palace to meet him.

When Emperor Tianqi saw Zhang Jingyi, he smiled and said, "You dare to come too. I heard that you are being scolded to death now."

Zhang Jingyi said seriously: "It is up to people to laugh and scold me. As long as Your Majesty doesn't scold me, why should I keep the rest of the people in my heart?"

This... made Emperor Tianqi suddenly look at Zhang Jing with admiration: "Aren't you messing with your military academy? Why, I have free time today."

"I have one thing that I want to ask Your Majesty for advice, but...this matter...it's better not to speak up for the time being."

After hearing this, Emperor Tianqi turned his eyes to the eunuchs beside him, and the eunuchs left.

Zhang Jingyi then took out Miyun's map, which contained a large amount of terrain and geological data that he had asked someone to explore: "What do you think about water conservancy?"

"All things are connected." Emperor Tianqi became serious and looked at various information carefully. Then he said: "I will also ask about the Ministry of Works, water management and embankment construction, so I also understand a little. What are you going to do to build a river embankment?"

"It's not a river embankment, it's a dam."

"What is the difference between a dam and a river embankment?" Emperor Tianqi became more and more serious as he looked at it. He did not raise his head and subconsciously talked to Zhang Jingyi, but his eyes kept falling on the documents and maps.

Zhang Jingyi said: "The main thing is... cough cough... Your Majesty, look, in this place, if you build a dam to block the water, and then... dredge this area, and... build more ditches and build a few sluice gates here... Does Your Majesty think... is it feasible?"

Emperor Tianqi said calmly: "In fact, the construction of dikes and buildings are connected. Where is the connection between them? First of all, I cannot let it collapse. I am good at carpentry, and I am familiar with architecture, and I know some water conservancy, but... this is not a trivial matter... I have to be a good adviser. I know that there are some experienced masters in the Ministry of Works, and there are several officials who are good at water control. Although they are all last-rate officials, I occasionally pay attention to them. Why not leave this for me first? I will call them to see you in a few days and make a practical charter with them."

Whenever such a thing is involved, once Emperor Tianqi said that this matter is clear, Zhang Jing will settle down.

Emperor Tianqi is not an expert in this field, but a carpenter and construction can even say with his chest that he is the leader of the world's top construction project. Even though he may not be particularly proficient in water conservancy, at least... Emperor Tianqi knows who is reliable and who is available in water conservancy.

Zhang Jingyi then smiled and said, "Then... I'm afraid I'm going to bother Your Majesty. Your Majesty is doing everything every day, I... I really can't bear it..."

"What can you bear to worry about?" Emperor Tianqi looked up at Zhang Jingyi and said, "You want to give money."

Zhang Jing opened her mouth wide: "Ah..."

Emperor Tianqi said angrily: "I betrayed labor and contributed wisdom. Isn't you supposed to give it to your family for so much money? Even if you are relatives, you will find someone to help with your work, and you will know how to give you some tea and wine. Why, do you still want to eat for free?"

Zhang Jingyi immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes, just give it to your Majesty."

Emperor Tianqi said: "I am not a big talk. Is this difficult? I still need to discuss it with others. I will not let you spend money. I am a moral person. I am just a reason with you. I am not a hungry soldier. You can use the name of asking for advice all day long to call me. You can't let me lose all your money."

Zhang Jingyi felt that Emperor Tianqi had begun to have the talent of a businessman, so he said, "I am also a reasoned person. After all, I am different from Brother Wei. Your Majesty will offer you the price at that time."

Emperor Tianqi is now thinking about this document and map, and he has no intention of paying attention to Zhang Jingyi. Zhang Jingyi talks to him, but he is just absent-minded, um, a few words.

This made Zhang Jingyi quite bored: "Your Majesty, you must hurry up and I... I will take my leave."

At this time... Emperor Apocalypse reacted, and he looked up: "Let's wait."

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Chapter completed!