Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

"Xiao Yu, serve tea."

Lu Chen turned around to explain to Luo Xiaoyu, then looked at Liyue who was not far away with a smile on his face, and said softly: "Liyue, how do you feel after you have been the acting magistrate of Hu County for so long? ?”

He didn't talk about the Tiangong Division when he came up.

The days are long, Liyue has just returned to the capital, and from now on she will be a member of the Tiangong Division. There will be plenty of time to chat slowly in the future, there is no need to rush.

And when she heard Lu Chen ask about Hu County, Liyue's eyes regained their sparkle.

"Do you feel it..."

She pondered for a moment, thought about it carefully for a while, and then shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I am a rough man. I don't know how to describe it to you."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Chen waved his hand.

"Now is not the examination room for the imperial examination. I don't like to listen to those flashy and meaningless words. Just say whatever you think of and tell me your inner thoughts."

Hearing this, Liyue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

To be honest, although she has been the acting county magistrate for two months, she is still essentially a martial artist who majors in martial arts. She is a first-rate master of the Xuanji Guard who can be selected as the best guard in the world. Therefore, let alone the two Months, even if she is given two years, she may not be able to speak as fragrantly as a serious literati.

Lu Chen, on the other hand, was a serious Jinshi and a Wenqu star. Just now, Liyue was really worried that her vulgar words would leave a bad impression on Lu Chen.

It's not that she's afraid of being fucked off by Lu Chen, it's just that she doesn't want to arouse Lu Chen's disgust.

"Okay, Master Lu."

Now that Lu Chen said this, Liyue no longer worried about anything else, and spoke clearly: "To say that what makes me feel the most humble about my position is probably how difficult the life of ordinary people in Daxia is."

Some things can only be felt by truly experiencing them personally.

Liyue was a native of Shengjing. She was born into a wealthy family in Shengjing. She had no worries about food and clothing since she was a child. The reason why she joined the army was not only her talent in martial arts, but also because the people of Shengjing worshiped the Holy King from the bottom of her heart. The king is proud to serve.

Since she took office, what she has seen and heard in Hu County has been shocking.

The corrupt gentry officials, the domineering bullies, the profiteers who maliciously raise the price of food...

Natural disasters occur frequently, man-made disasters occur one after another, and the government does nothing or even acts as a helper. In the Fish and Meat Village, as Lu Chen often said, the only population that needs to pay taxes is being wantonly abused, like livestock, allowed to be slaughtered and oppressed. He has hundreds of fertile fields and hundreds of slaves, shouting in front of him and supporting him in front of him, enjoying the kindness of the court, but making no contribution to the court.

As Liyue spoke, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became a little depressing.

"Although I have followed Mr. Lu's teachings and always strived to effectively solve people's livelihood problems, thinking about the people's thoughts and caring about the people's urgent needs, I have only made the people in Hu County a little better and allowed them to eat a few hot bites every day. It’s just a matter of food and not being oppressed by others.”

At this point, her eyes lowered, her expression a little sad.

"The humble post is not as proficient in business as Fang Yu, nor as knowledgeable about farming as Wang Yuan'e. He even often has to go to them to borrow money and grain, so that the people under his rule can spend the spring plowing safely, hoping to have a good summer. With the harvest, every household can add some food to their savings.”

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but shook his head and said softly: "Don't belittle yourself, you have already done much better than many Jinshi who are on the right track."

This is not a comfort. Many of the current Jinshi in the Great Xia Dynasty are like Li Yongcheng.

Not to mention letting the people have enough to eat, it would be good if they don't feed the people.

Even if they are aware of the miserable situation of the people, they will turn a blind eye or smile scornfully. In their eyes, there is almost no difference between civilians and ants. What does the ants freezing to death and starving to death have to do with them, the masters who seek immortality and ask questions?

No matter what Liyue did, he at least cared about the people. Not only did he provide them with food, shelter from the wind and frost, and land for farming, he also used the friendship of his colleagues to make Pingxian County rich first. Drive Hu County. No matter how wealthy Hu County is now, at least as long as it is willing to work hard, it is still possible to make a living.

This alone makes her worthy of the seventh-grade official robe she wears and the title of her parents' official.

However, Liyue was still a little frustrated.

"Master Lu, as a member of the Xuanji Guards, I have the pride of being humble in my humble position. I cannot do such things as inferiority in order to satisfy myself."

After a pause, she continued: "As the magistrate of Huxian County, my humble position is just to fulfill my duties, and there is nothing outstanding about it. Apart from martial arts, my humble position can only tinker with some novel things, but this is not for the common people." It seems that there is no meaning in saying it, just like before, Beizhong recruited some mud and rocks that were tinkered with by the common people. Beizhong thought he could sell them for money, but Fang Yu would rather give Beizhi money directly than use the money to produce mud and stones."

Hearing this, Lu Chen's heart suddenly moved.

"Mud and rocks?"

Fu Hua on the side seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes gradually showed anticipation as she looked at Liyue.

Liyue nodded lightly.

"Well, it's a magical powder. When mixed with water, it will turn into a slurry. You can shape it into any shape, or you can add sand and gravel and mix it together. When it dries, it will become as hard as stone."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen was instantly shocked.

This... what the hell, isn't it just cement?

Fu Hua obviously realized something, and she looked at Lu Chen, with obvious surprise in their eyes.

"New Building Materials?"

Fu Huan asked softly.

Lu Chen blinked and then swallowed.

"Not bad at all."

Then he suddenly stood up, opened his hand suddenly, and pressed Li Yue's small shoulder.

Fu Hua: "???"

"ah?"

Liyue was startled and looked at Lu Chen who was getting closer and closer, with a look of panic on her fair face.

"What...what's wrong? Mr. Lu, what are you..."

As a master of the spiritual void realm, Lu Chen's hand would be shaken away by a shock of her spiritual power, but Liyue was so frightened that she remained motionless, looking like she was light and soft and could easily be pushed over.

Lu Chen took a deep breath, and then asked with a serious face: "Liyue, how is that magical powder, that is, mud and stone, made? What materials are used? What processing methods are used? Why doesn't Fang Yu Agree to mass production?”

Seeing Lu Chen asking about business, Li Yue's face suddenly relaxed.

"This...this..."

She thought for a moment and then said honestly: "The humble job is to mix iron slag, white stone, waste spirit stone, and slurry soil in a certain proportion, and then calcine it with the Sky Fire Array until it melts. After it cools down, it can be collected. As for why Fang Yu disagrees, this..."

At this point, she became a little embarrassed.

"Probably because the Sky Fire Array consumes a lot of spiritual stones and the cost is too high, and the value of mud and stone is not that high. The value of the two is not at the same level..."

As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen and Fu Huan were stunned at the same time.

I see.

The Heavenly Fire Array on the Earth Level... If this thing is maintained for a short period of time, it does not consume a lot of spiritual stones, but if it is maintained for a long time, especially if it is used to burn stones, it is not cost-effective, even if the mud and stone are really that big Magic, in simple concepts, is far less valuable than the spiritual materials and spiritual stones that make up the Sky Fire Array.

To put it simply, it is equivalent to exchanging gold of equal weight for silver. Who would do such a loss-making transaction?

No wonder Fang Yu, who is well versed in business ethics, would rather borrow money than invest.

but……

Fang Yu thinks that mud and stone have no value, but it does not mean that it really has no value.

After all, the Heavenly Fire Array is essentially just a method of calcining, and its function is not irreplaceable or optimized.

For example, the new fuel that was recently developed...

At the thought of this, Fu Huan couldn't help but feel her heart beat wildly.

Were the new building materials originally hidden in the hands of this subordinate who once caused all kinds of trouble to Xuanwu Guard from time to time?

At this time, she suddenly thought that besides Liyue, there seemed to be some capable people and strangers among the Xuanji Guards or Xuanwu Guards. Could it be that they all had special skills and were Lu Lang's real Talent you value?