Chapter 195 Water Affairs DepartmentIn the original plot, the capital city would be flooded next month. Human lives were at stake, so Yun Shu did not dare to delay. The next morning, he showed up at the Water Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. But perhaps because she did not give advance notice before coming, the Water Affairs Bureau was quite large, but at this moment, apart from two clerks who looked like they were still sleepy, there was not even a single person in sight! At first, the two gatekeepers seemed to want to run and find someone to report the news, but were stopped by Yun Shu. He walked around the Water Affairs Department without any expression. He also specially took out the documents recording the flood prevention and control work in the capital in recent years and read them carefully. It was almost half past ten in the morning, and Yun Shu, who still hadn't seen a single sign of him, put down the file and had the two clerks outside brought in. "I…I greet Her Royal Highness the Princess. May Your Highness live a thousand years…" "Alright, even if I can live to be a thousand years old, that time is not to be spent waiting here." The burden of tens of thousands of lives was still on his shoulders, and Yun Shu was quite angry at the ridiculously lax attitude from top to bottom in the Water Affairs Bureau. She didn't have the patience to listen to those unrealistic nonsense anymore, she just wanted to know one question -
"Where are the people from your Water Affairs Department? Are they all dead?" "This……" The two clerks were sweating profusely. The Water Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Industry has always been a quiet department and is not busy for long throughout the year. In addition, Lord Tang, the water minister of the Water Affairs Bureau, took the lead in being late and leaving early, so naturally the people under him followed suit. There is only one person who works diligently every day and never slacks off. If he were here, at least there would be someone to help entertain Princess Saint Ann. But he happened to be running out of the city these past two days, as if he wanted to check on the condition of the dam outside the city, so he was not here! Now the Water Affairs Bureau was empty. Princess Saint Ann had been waiting for a long time, and her anger had obviously reached a high point. If they told the truth now... "Wan Da Chong, Niu Shou Quan, where are you two? Where have you been hiding and lazing around? We are working so hard outside, but you are just hiding away and being lazy, right..." Just as the two clerks were stuttering, not knowing what to say, Suddenly, there was a somewhat chaotic sound outside. Yun Shu raised his eyes, and immediately a guard who understood his meaning walked over and opened the door. The noisy voices suddenly stopped, and the leader, who was wearing an old official robe with two inconspicuous patches, looked inside the house in shock. Then he hurriedly walked in, holding up his skirt, and knelt down to greet: "I didn't know the princess was coming, and I failed to welcome her. I hope the princess will forgive me!" The old man, whose hair is faintly gray, looks very simple, a typical good official who is incorruptible, dedicated to serving the people and doing practical things. Yun Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, with doubt in his eyes: "you are?" "I am Tang Bingfu, the doctor of the Ministry of Water Resources!" As if he just realized that he had forgotten to introduce himself, Tang Bingfu hurriedly bowed again, and "inadvertently" revealed the dirt that "accidentally" got on his hands. And Yun Shu indeed noticed these small details.
She tilted her head, her eyes passed Tang Bingfu who was kneeling in front of her, and looked at the officials behind her, some with their trouser legs rolled up, some wearing bamboo hats, in short, a group of officials who looked like they had just worked in the fields. He pulled the corner of his lip with interest: "Master Tang, where did you just come from?" "It made His Highness laugh." Tang Bingfu put his hands into his sleeves in embarrassment and laughed dryly: “Your Highness, you may not know that summer is just around the corner. After summer, there will be more rain everywhere, including the capital. As a doctor in the Ministry of Water Resources, I have to lead people to inspect and build dams outside the city at this time every year to ensure that even if there is a heavy rain in the capital, there will be no serious consequences in the city. " "I see. Then Lord Tang has really worked hard." Yun Shu suddenly understood and nodded: "I just wonder if the construction of the dam has been completed this year?" "Your Highness, it's almost done!" Tang Bingfu said respectfully: "I went there today to inspect the results." “It’s already been repaired…” Yun Shu showed a look of regret: "Then I wonder if I can go with Lord Tang to take a look?" "This...I'm afraid there's something wrong." Unexpectedly, Yun Shu would make such a request out of the blue. Tang Bingfu was slightly startled. His originally sincere expression was slightly stiffened. "The road outside the city is already difficult to travel, and the embankment has just been reinforced recently. Many places have not been cleaned up yet. Everywhere is a mess. Your Highness is a precious person..." "Even if I have a body worth a thousand gold, I have to go!" Yun Shu interrupted the other party seriously: "My father asked me to work in the Water Affairs Department. I'm sure he will have a lot of questions for me later. If I don't know anything about anything, that won't do!" "His Majesty wants you to come... to work in the Water Affairs Department?" Tang Bingfu was really stunned this time. He asked cautiously and dazedly: "Isn't Your Highness the president of the Chamber of Commerce?" "Yes, but my father thinks my position is too leisurely and he can't stand it." Yun Shu leaned back comfortably on the chair and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, Master Tang doesn't welcome me? How about you go and persuade my father to take back his decision and stop always finding work for me?" "Your Highness is joking. It is an honor for the Water Affairs Department that Your Highness can come to the Water Affairs Department. How could I have any opinion? " Who does he think he is? He is trying to persuade His Majesty... What's the difference between this and letting him die? Tang Bingfu denied it repeatedly: "I just don't know what position your Highness holds in the Water Affairs Department?" “I really don’t understand your question.
Father only said yesterday that it was an unskillful job, but I don’t know what it was specifically.” Yun Shu looked like a completely useless princess who was forced to do something unimportant. She looked like she knew nothing and was just here to kill time. Tang Bingfu felt relieved: "Then, why don't you just rest in this room for a while, and wait for His Majesty's order to arrive, and then I will take you to familiarize yourself with the various affairs of the Water Affairs Department?" "no!" Yun Shu refused without even thinking: "My father said that he would test me after returning to the palace today. I must go to the dam and see it with my own eyes. If Master Tang is tired and doesn't want to go, I will go by myself." "How can we let His Highness go alone?" Seeing that Yunshu insisted on going to the embankment, Tang Bingfu had no choice but to respond: "Let me accompany Your Highness!" I feel a little out of shape today, so I'll update less to adjust. Good night, see you tomorrow~ (づ￣3￣)づ╭～