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Published at 19th of January 2023 06:59:26 AM


Chapter 3457

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Minister of the Household Department: The chief executive who combines the Minister of Civil Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Finance, but more often, he is called the God of Wealth.

When seeing Hubu Shangshu, Dongfang Herring was slightly disappointed. A thin and small old man with a goatee and a little felt hat, he looks like an old pedant.

The appearance is not surprising, this is Dongfang Herring's first impression of him.

"Dongfang City Lord!" Hubu Shangshu bowed.

"Don't dare to be, Lord Shangshu, please!" Dongfang Herring recalled in his mind the information about the Hubu Shangshu, which was pitifully scarce, and the Hubu Shangshu's sense of existence was too low on weekdays.

I vaguely remember that he is a very stubborn person and doesn't know how to be flexible, so those who had the opportunity to be promoted have been held back, but it is also because of his stubbornness that the Yanhuang Empire's finances have not collapsed. He was under the pressure of the emperor, otherwise, the treasury would have been empty.

The emperor spent money without counting.

"The Dongfang City Lord's decoration here is even more beautiful than the Chongyang Palace!" Hubu Shangshu's seemingly cloudy eyes were actually full of energy.

"The times are advancing. Such a Roman column weighs nearly 50 tons. It used to be erected entirely by manpower, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Now, scientific methods are used, and the principle of leverage is used to form a gantry crane with several pulleys. It can be easily erected." When it was erected, there were still 30 tons of beams. I remember that Chongyang Hall also had a few beams. At the beginning, it took more than 300 people to send a weight to Chongyang Hall, and it took seven or eight hours. Personal, right?" Dongfang Qingyu understated, "Master Shangshu knows how much manpower and time it takes to send this beam up now?"

"I don't know!" Hubu Shangshu shook his head.

"12 people, 30 minutes." Dongfang Herring said.

"So little?" Hubu Shangshu was shocked, and his brain turned. If the labor and time saved were converted into money, one beam could save at least 50 gold coins.

"The cutting and polishing of the stone slabs, design, gluing, etc., Master Shang Shu saw that this place is bigger than the Chongyang Palace, but the construction cost is less than one-tenth of the Chongyang Palace, and the time spent is only one-thirtieth of the Chongyang Palace. "Dongfang Herring said.

"The times are advancing, we are really old." Hubu Shangshu's face flashed a trace of ending.

"Where we can improve, we should improve appropriately. We should keep and carry forward the good things. The mortise and tenon structure is a great invention of our predecessors." Dongfang Herring said.

"What kind of tea is this? It tastes wonderful." Tobe Shangshu said.

"This is scented tea, white jasmine. If Master Shang Shu likes it, bring some to taste when you go back later. I have a lot here." Dongfang Herring said.

"Then I would like to thank Dongfang City Lord. From the time I entered "Xuanwu City" until I arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, I did not find any stagnant water in the city. Could it be that Dongfang City Lord expected today's rain when he built "Xuanwu City"?" Asked by the Secretary of the Household Department.

"That's not true. "Xuanwu City" was destroyed by a volcano before. When "Xuanwu City" was built, a lot of volcanic rock was used, and the volcanic rock absorbs water. In addition, "Xuanwu City" has magicians in the sky to block the rain from falling. "Xuanwu City" The rainfall in the city is less than one-tenth of that of other cities, so there is no water accumulation." Dongfang Herring said.

"Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to let the magician work above the head all the time?" the Minister of the Household Department asked.

"About 5,000 gold coins per day." Dongfang Herring said.

""Xuanwu City" has the least number of flu patients today, all of which are well managed by the owner of the eastern city." Hubu Shangshu said.

"It all depends on everyone's cooperation. I can't do it alone." Dongfang Herring was very modest.

"Currently, influenza is in the ascendant, what can Dongfang City Lord teach me?" Hubu Shangshu asked.

"Sir Shangshu is much more experienced than me in dealing with plagues and influenza, and there are countless capable people in the court. I am a junior, how dare I say more?" Dongfang Herring said.

"That's not how it is said. Those who are able go up and those who are mediocre go down. Age doesn't mean anything. The results can explain everything. The big cities, "Xuanwu City" are the best. It shows that the method of the Dongfang City Lord is good. The city lord is capable." Hubu Shangshu said.

"Sir Shangshu, you really beat me, "Xuanwu City" can control the flu, it's all luck, I don't dare to take credit for it." Dongfang Herring said.

"The flu is so fierce that everyone is helpless. I implore the Dongfang City Lord to help." Hubu Shangshu said.

"If I have the ability, I am naturally duty-bound, but the current situation is that "Xuanwu City" can't do anything." Dongfang Herring is not stupid, and it is absolutely thankless to rush upwards at this time.

He now understands the reason for Shangshu Hubu's visit. Influenza, "Blue Dragon City" has nothing to do with flu. Shangshu Hubu is here to ask for help, most likely for the 'antibody medicine'.

However, begging for help requires an attitude of asking for help. It is too much to take for granted that he wants to take away the 'antibody medicine' that he acquired at a huge price with empty teeth and bare hands.

Hubu Shangshu is cunning and cunning, he looks honest, he wears high hats one after another, if it is an ordinary young man, he would have been dizzy and agreed, but Dongfang Herring is not, he is very calm, he wears high hats, but the promise is No, just don't let go.

The two sides come and go, after more than a dozen rounds, Hubu Shangshu has already drank three cups of tea, and finally lost his patience: "Dongfang City Lord, just tell me, what should I do to give the 'Antibody Potion' to the Qinglong City?" "?"

"Master Shangshu should have heard that in order to obtain the 'antibody medicine', I went bankrupt and almost took my wife out. Now I am penniless, my pockets are empty, and I owe a lot of debts. Every day I go out, I am called for debts." People stop me, life is difficult, I hope Master Shangshu will consider the current situation of "Xuanwu City" and give some financial compensation." Dongfang Herring said.

Hubu Shangshu was dumbfounded. He thought he had a thick skin, but Dongfang Herring was even thicker. He could say something like 'penniless and empty pockets'. Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open? A person who pays a magician more than 5,000 gold coins a day will have no money?

Knowing that Dongfang Herring was telling a lie, Hubu Shangshu couldn’t expose the other party. This feeling was too uncomfortable. He sighed and said: "Empire is also difficult now. I am also very optimistic about "Xuanwu City". Personally, I really want to give compensation to "Xuanwu City", but now the treasury is out of money. It has been raining for days, many houses have collapsed, people have been displaced, and the epidemic is rampant. Qian, officials below the fifth rank have not been paid for three months."

"I can understand Lord Shangshu's feelings. As the lord of a city, the management of my "Xuanwu City" has not been paid for half a year." Dongfang Herring said.

"..." Hubu Shangshu regretted and cried poorly. On the shameless road, he couldn't catch up with Dongfang Herring.




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