Li Qi pursed his lips and said, "Master Lu, if you are really willing to treat me as one of your own, you might as well tell me the truth, so that if His Highness inquires about you, it will be easier for me to deal with it."

Lu Haochu was a little unsure about what kind of medicine Li Shidu was selling in front of him, but since he could detect something fishy so quickly just now, it seemed that this person was not simple either.

If he was really an idiot, the prince would not treat him like this.

Lu Hao initially didn't believe what was said outside, that Li Qi was the pretty boy raised by the prince.

He had watched the prince grow up, and he knew much more about the prince's affairs than the people outside.

Otherwise, he would not have been standing by the prince all these years.

"Master Li, if the prince is really short of money, I have a way to get some money quickly..." Lu Haochu raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? What can Master Lu do?" Li Qi said calmly.

Lu Haochu said with a smile: "If we suddenly add three million taels, it would be unjustifiable. How about this...I will arrange for people to repair the dam..."

Speaking of this, Lu Haochu raised his eyebrows and made a "one knife" gesture.

"Master Lu wants to destroy the dike?" Li Qi was surprised.

Lu Haochu smiled and continued: "Once the dam is destroyed, it will naturally have to be rebuilt. Let alone six million taels, even ten million taels will not be a problem."

"What will happen if the dike is destroyed?"

Li Qi didn't know much about water control in this era, so he subconsciously asked.

Lu Haochu smiled and said: "It won't be a big deal, it will only flood ten or eight counties at most."

Ten or eight counties?

Based on the current population of a county in Daxia, wouldn’t it mean that in ten or eight counties, millions of people would be affected by the disaster?

"Wouldn't that mean a lot of people would die?" Li Qi said in shock.

Lu Haochu said: "Not many people died, only about 100,000 people."

Just a hundred thousand?

Li Qi swallowed and felt a big stone hit his heart.

Lu Haochu continued: "Besides, if the superiors can approve 10 million taels, then they will have to spend one or two million taels to build the dam. If no one is killed, the superiors will feel that so much money is not worth it.

.”

"Mr. Li may not know that if the dike is not serious, some people will think that the money is dirty, and the people will definitely make trouble. But if it is serious, and we spend money to provide disaster relief and repair the dike, the people will think that the imperial court

If you don't care about them, the people above won't think this matter is fishy."

"If you want to get more money, you have to make things bigger."

Li Qi pursed his lips and said: "If the superiors investigate what happened to the dam, how will they explain it?"

"Isn't this simple? There are already some rebellious people in the southwest region. When the time comes, they will say that those rebellious people have planned for a long time and destroyed the embankment because they want to rebel. After that, the higher-ups will definitely ask the Ministry of War to exterminate the rebellious people, and then they will give the Ministry of War peace of mind.

You can get some more of the money you have transferred..." Lu Haochu said with a smile.

Li Qi finally understood what true greed is!

Human life is absolutely nothing in this guy's eyes!

Even though he was a little angry, Li Qi knew that he couldn't change anything at all.

"In my opinion, let's forget about destroying the dike." Li Qi said, "If the prince knows about this, I'm afraid..."

"How does the prince know?" Lu Haochu said with a smile, "This is the work of the rioters. As long as Mr. Li says this, he will at least get this number!"

Looking at the two fingers drawn by Lu Haochu, Li Qi frowned slightly: "Two million taels?"

"Yes, two million taels."

"How much will you give to the prince?"

"It's such a big thing that the rioters destroyed the embankment. Even if you give the prince some money by then, he probably won't want it, right? As long as Mr. Li takes the five hundred thousand taels and thinks about it, maybe the money will go around again."

Mr. Li’s pocket…”

Lu Hao first saw Li Qi's hesitation, and then said: "Master Li, two million taels is not a small amount. This amount of money can buy a lot of properties in Kyoto... I heard that Master Li's hometown is Jincheng

With two million taels in Jincheng, you can probably buy half of the city, right?"

Grandma, are you still here to seduce me?

Do you really think that this young master has never seen money?

This kind of human blood steamed buns is not rare to me.

Killing so many people just to get this little money, you underestimate my vision.

These corrupt officials should be arrested and beheaded!

Damn it!

The more Li Qi thought about it, the angrier he became. After a while, he said: "I think this matter is too big and I can't make the decision... If it is investigated in the future..."

After speaking, Li Qi stood up and cupped his hands: "Master Lu, how about you let me go back and think about it?"

Lu Haochu nodded with a half-smile: "Of course, no problem."

As soon as Li Qi left, Lu Haochu couldn't help but sneered and said: "How does a little attendant really take himself seriously? I gave you a chance to make a fortune, but you are useless!"

At this time, a man wearing a bamboo hat walked out of nowhere: "Sir, do you need to kill him?"

"No need. Give him a few days to think about it first. If he is really unwilling to cooperate, then just scare him..."

"yes."

…

After Li Qi returned to Qingxiu City, he was not in a good mood.

Tang Yun has been making soup every day these days, and today is no exception. He came over with a bowl of chicken soup and placed it in front of Li Qi: "Sir, drink the soup."

Li Qi glanced at her and said, "Is Daxia really peaceful?"

Tang Yun was slightly startled: "Why did the young master suddenly ask like this?"

Li Qi smiled and said: "I don't know much about Daxia, so I just asked casually..."

"If there is peace without war, Daxia is still very peaceful. At least there have been no wars for decades. But if it is not peaceful, there are still many people living in dire straits in many places."

Tang Yun sat down and said: "I have been in the coastal area before. The people there live a very poor life. They basically depend on the sky for food. There are also some remote mountains where they rely on mountains and water to eat.

…”

Li Qi nodded, feeling mixed in his heart.

I don't have much sense of belonging to this era I traveled through. Most of them are thinking about how to survive and don't have time to think too much.

For example, this time he also wanted to use the prince to make a fortune, but what Lu Haochu said today gave him a big impact.

He suddenly became confused, how and where should he go in the future?

These issues that were not problems originally have become the most critical issues at this moment.
Chapter completed!