Han Xiufeng was not without any preparation. He also did some homework in the guild a few days ago. He knew that although the Yongding River Yamen could not be compared with Su Song Taidao, who had once made a daily profit, he was definitely not a yamen that was so poor.

In order to ensure that the capital is not flooded, the court will no matter how hard it is, no matter how hard it is, it will allocate 40,000 to 50,000 taels of water to the Yongding River every year. What's more, the river channel can be kept for two or three years, and there will be no need to spend a lot of money to repair and dredge in these two or three years, and the money allocated by the court will naturally not be used for river engineering.

However, where the money went, it really has nothing to do with the two people in front of you, and even if you look for it, you can't find them. The only thing that was to blame was that the previous river officers had greedy for the money they should have used for river workers, leaving them a dangerous river that was winding and twisting for hundreds of miles, the river body was growing higher and higher, but the dams on both sides collapsed everywhere.

Repair, you need money.

If it is not repaired, Ling Xun will flood the capital as soon as it arrives!

But thinking that if this soldier is not well trained, it will not lose his head, but he will not have good fruits. Han Xiufeng said with embarrassment: "Mr. Wu, Shi Tongzhi, and Hejian's food and salary, Lord Peng told me before the officials came, and the emperor also told me. Could it be that if the officials were asked to return to Beijing to pray for an audience?"

Wu Tingdong wanted money more than Han Xiufeng, and said without hesitation: "If Brother Han really wants to go back to Beijing to beg for a visit, I will not stop him."

Shi Zanqing hurriedly said, "Brother Han, don't be anxious. If you have something to do, please discuss it. The court is in trouble. You and I can't cause trouble for the emperor anymore!"

"Master Shi Tongzhi, you and Lord Wu want to control the river, and the officials also need to train troops! You two are worried that there will be floods and cannot explain to the emperor, and the officials are also worried that the soldiers will not be able to handle the affairs of the emperor." Han Xiufeng paused and bowed, "Mr. Wu, as far as the officials know, you are asking to rectify the river camp to protect the capital. If this soldiers are not trained well, the officials will naturally have no choice, but you are not inseparable from the relationship!"

After going around, he even went around his head. Wu Tingdong regretted it and thought that this would not be a stone to shoot himself in the foot. He was gloomy and didn't know what to say. Shi Zanqing suddenly said, "Brother Han, it's not difficult to get a job in my opinion."

"Shi Tongzhi also asks you to make it clear."

"After all, isn't it just to train the 1,500 soldiers of the third battalion? The Hejian already has food and money. Even if each guard is worth one tael or five cents of silver, he can still get 2,250 taels from the Zhili vassal and the grain road every month, which is 13,500 taels in half a year." Shi Zanqing looked sideways at Wu Tingdong, and then said: "How much money is given to the Green Camp soldiers is still the rule set by the Shunzhi Dynasty. This amount of money is naturally not enough. Lord Wu can think of some ways to help, but if these 1,500 soldiers are recruited, you can't just practice. You have to obey Lord Wu's order to dredge the embankment to prevent floods."

Shi Zanqing's proposal was really not a solution, or it was Wu Tingdong's initial request to rectify the Heying camp, but Han Xiufeng did not dare to agree, so he could only say helplessly: "Shi Tongzhi, if you really listen to you, then these 1,500 soldiers will be considered soldiers. To put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of coolies. What the emperor wants is elite soldiers who can go to the battlefield to kill the thieves!"

It would be fine if Han Xiufeng didn't mention the emperor, but when he mentioned Wu Tingdong, he was full of anger and couldn't help but look up and said, "Changmao has been surrounded by Senggelinqin and Lord Shengbao in Jinghai. It's a matter of time before they were wiped out by the officers and soldiers. They can't break through the siege, nor can they kill the capital."

"Mr. Wu, three years ago, the imperial court thought that the Guangdong bandits could not become a climate. Two years ago, who would have thought that the Guangdong bandits not only broke through the siege but also carried the people to capture Wuchang, and even followed the river to capture Jiangning in one fell swoop. So you can't fight this guarantee!"

Wu Tingdong realized that he had lost his words and hurriedly said, "I am still saying the same thing. The little money in the Curry can only be used for river affairs."

"It is important to manage rivers, or to protect the capital?"

"As the Yongding River, I am naturally important to me to manage the river."

Shi Zanqing was worried that Han Xiufeng was young and energetic. In anger, he really went back to Beijing to beg for a visit. He hurriedly said, "Brother Yanfu, please calm down. You should say less. We living people can still be suffocated to death by urinating. Isn't it just a little money? If you have something to say, let me think of a solution together."

"Brother Sir, you know the family background of the Bureau of the Dao Bureau best. It's hard to cook without rice. I can't think of this method." Wu Tingdong snorted coldly, turned his head and stopped looking at Han Xiufeng.

"You have ambition to do things, and you should go to the Nan'an Hall to take office first, rectify the Heying first, and then send someone to Shuntian Prefecture to think of a solution. Shuntian Prefecture also needs to assist the Heying's food and wages? No matter where the money and food come from, you can ask for a little first."

Han Xiufeng is not a fledgling young man. He knows very well that the two of them are all masters of Tai Chi. If there is no explanation today, don’t expect to get money and food from the Taoist bureau in the future. He pretended to weigh it and said, “Mr. Wu, Shi Tongzhi, as far as the officials know, the Yongding River does not carry boats, does not provide irrigation, does not produce fish and shrimps, and is even called a useless river, but it is not really useless.”

"What's the use?" Shi Zanqing asked knowingly.

"Yongding River is good at silting, frequent diversion, and easy to break the dike. The latter two are harmful, but the former can benefit the local area. It is said that the river has very silt and sand fertilizer. If the fields on both sides are silted for a year, the Yongding River water will be free of fertilizer for three years!"

“So what?”

"You just said that the bureau has more than 100 hectares of silt land. What year did these more than 100 hectares happen? Since the Yongding River has frequently changed its route and is prone to breaking the dike, the land has been silted for more than 100 hectares over the years. Even if there are only more than 100 hectares, the officials do not think that the river staff below will really rent more than 100 hectares of silt land to the civilians for planting at a rent of three to six cents per acre."

Shi Zanqing was stunned. Wu Tingdong didn't expect Han Xiu to come to the forefront and suggested that the silt land over the years has been far more than one hundred hectares.

Han Xiufeng didn't know what they were thinking, and then said, "Since the Road Administration cannot squeeze out money and grain to assist the Heying Camp, you can hand over the silt land of the river beach under the jurisdiction of the Nanban Hall to Xiaguan. As long as there is land, Xiaguan can let the Heying camp farm like Rongbian."

Han Xiufeng could have thought, but how could Wu Tingdong have never thought that in fact, he had ordered people to quietly investigate who had occupied the silted land over the years, and was planning to take advantage of the opportunity of the coming flood season to recover the silted land that originally belonged to the river yamen. More importantly, as the Yongding River, which also governs the river yamen, he must control the food and salary of the river yamen, and must not let the river yamen be self-sufficient.

Thinking of not giving any money or food, I really couldn't make any payment with the emperor. I pondered: "It's a big deal to check the silted land. Even if I have to ask the court to take back the fields. So, I won't let you clean up the river camp without any hand, how about 5,000 taels of money first?"

"Mr. Wu forgives the crime, five thousand taels are not enough."

"Zhixing, it is not easy for Lord Wu to rush out five thousand taels!"

"Shi Tongzhi, Xiufeng is not a problem for Lord Wu, but the emperor's order is in his own hands and dare not slacken."

Wu Tingdong realized that the young fifth-rank Tongzhi in front of him was not easy to talk to, and pondered: "Han Tongzhi, the official of silver is only 5,000 taels, but in addition to the official of silver, there is also a stack of blank photos here. If you want it, you can take some."

"The Ministry of Revenue's blank donation photo?"

"That is, the court knew that the ICBC was in a tight position, so it opened a donation case for river management. One was from the fourth-rank candidate prefect, four Zhang Zhengwu Tongzhi, eight Zhang Zhengwu Seventh-rank candidate prefect, ten Zhang County Magistrate, and there were twenty tribute students and supervisors each." Looking at Han Xiufeng's thoughtful look, Wu Tingdong added: "If anyone wants to donate grace, he can also request it separately."

"As long as someone is willing to donate, it will be money!" Shi Zanqing was worried that Han Xiufeng was stubborn and couldn't help but remind him.

Thinking that they did have their difficulties, Han Xiufeng could only grit his teeth and said, "Since the Taoist Bureau is really unable to turn around, then the officials will get some blank photos."

"That's right. If you have something to say, you can discuss things."

"Mr. Wu, Shi Tongzhi, there is something else to do."

"What's the matter?"

"When Xiaguan returned to Beijing, he brought twenty entourage members from Shanghai. They were not Xiaguan's family members, but all military officers who served as the Liaohei Salt Transportation Commissioner and the sub-subscribe Huaiyang Army Preparation Bureau Guo Peilin. Among them, there was one thousand general, two general, four alternate general, eight alternate general, and a few other generals..."

Before Han Xiufeng could finish his words, Wu Tingdong agreed: "Mr. Peng told me about this matter in the official document. You will go back and plan a list, attach their resumes, and hand it over to the military office for processing."

"Mr. Wu thanks for your accomplishment."

"Is there anything else?"

Seeing Wu Tingdong picking up the teacup and preparing to see off the guests, Han Xiufeng hurriedly said, "And when will the grain official be appointed?"

"I have not only thought about the candidates for the Heying Grain Officer, but also the person is in the Nan'an Hall at this moment. His surname is Chen, his name is Chongdi, he is a Fujian Houguan, and he is a Juren. He is now a candidate for the fifth-rank magistrate. Since the Nan'an Tongzhi had no more suitable candidates to act as Nan'an Tongzhi for a while after he stepped down, I asked him to take care of him for more than a month."

Wu Tingdong thought about it, then stood up and said, "How about this, I plan to order Chen Chongdi to help the camp affairs. You can take it with you to avoid being unreasonable."

"Mr. Xie Wu, then the official will take his leave first and wait outside first."

Wu Tingdong didn't like Han Xiufeng, a subordinate who refused to ask for money and food when he came, but he didn't wait for him to be unkind, and he walked outside without looking back, "It's so cold outside, just wait here. You and Brother Qunnie are considered old acquaintances, and it just happened to talk to Brother Qunnie."

"Zhixing, no matter how urgent the official business is, you won't be in a hurry." Shi Zanqing stood up and watched Wu Tingdong from the main hall, turned around and smiled bitterly: "You said that you are like you. You will ask for money and food from Shangguan as soon as you come. This is a meeting with Lord Wu. If you change to Shangguan who is difficult to talk to, the Tongzhizhen of the Nan'an Hall will be appointed for a few days!"

"Uncle Shi, the conscience of heaven and earth, I really don't want to force Lord Wu to make things difficult. I am helpless." Han Xiufeng looked back and explained with a frown: "Whether you believe it or not, I really didn't think about being the Tongzhi of the South Bank. I was thrown into the shelves in a confused manner and was confused about the Tongzhi of the South Bank of the Yongding River. "

"I believe it, but what's the use of it!"

"You are an elder, I am your junior. You can help me say good things to Lord Wu."

"I want me to help you, have you ever thought about helping Lord Wu and me?" Shi Zanqing glared at him with a grudge, sat down and said unhappily: "Zhixing, you are here to be the Tongzhi of the South Bank, although you are ordered to train troops, no matter what, Han Zhixing is the official of the River Dock Office. As a river officer, how can you not think about river affairs?"

"Uncle Shi, I am willing to share my worries with you, but the emperor has given me half a year. If I can't train 1,500 soldiers who can go to the battlefield to kill thieves within half a year, the emperor will ask me!"

"Half a year?"

"Or I was so aggressive just now?"

"Forget it, it's okay if you don't say it. After all, no matter what you say, Lord Wu, it's all for the sake of the matter."

Han Xiufeng couldn't help asking: "Uncle Shi, will Lord Wu be angry?"

"What do you think?" Shi Zanqing sighed deeply and sighed worriedly: "The ice flood is approaching, and more than 20 places have collapsed along the river. The spring flood level is not easy to pass. You kid still comes to cause trouble. No one will be happy if anyone else."

"But……"
Chapter completed!