Yu Qian held the bowl and stewed the rice while saying, "Through the Cuju competition, the people who work hard every day have a vent. After dinner, they will inevitably put all their energy on Cuju. In this way, if someone wants to fan the fire and provoke trouble, it will be difficult to create any momentum."

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly, just imagine that when you work hard every day, an entertainment event suddenly appears, or a competitive nature. Then, these young and strong people gather together, whether they are participating in the competition or watching, they must compete with each other.

Their energy will be eroded, and the resentment caused by hard work will disappear.

This move is amazing!

Modern society emphasizes the combination of work and rest. It turns out that the ancients have long understood this principle...

Yu Qian continued: "I once said that governing rivers and leading troops are the same principle. In the military camp, soldiers must not be free, otherwise their excess energy will cause trouble. The same is true for governing rivers. Although the emperor has given mercy and specially allocated a million taels of silver for work, the people are happy after taking the money, but the work of building rivers is so hard. With so many people gathered together, as long as there are evil people secretly provoking them, there may be chaos. Now, only a few Cuju teams are needed and hundreds of taels of silver are used as bounties to prevent the disaster before it happens. What's wrong?"

Zhu Qizhen finally smiled: "That's what the so-called military attacks, right?"

Yuan Bin said with confusion: "Can you hold a Cuju competition to avoid causing trouble by fanning the White Lotus Sect? If it is so easy, wouldn't the Jinyiwei invest so much manpower and material resources? Wouldn't it be a joke?"

He did not object to Qian's approach, but the Jinyiwei invested too much energy in Nanjing, Huaian and the coastal areas for this matter. In contrast, he was more or less unwilling to accept it.

Even Yu Qian's son-in-law went to Fuzhou to investigate the case. It is conceivable that the Jinyiwei invested a lot.

According to the tip, among the civil servants recruited this time, there have been many thieves from the White Lotus Sect, and they obviously have some intentions.

With so many people gathering together, everything will be infinitely magnified. Even a small rumor will make people feel uneasy. Once someone takes the lead in fighting against the supervisors who usually urge them to supervise them, others will either watch coldly or follow them to make a fuss and wait for things to ferment further.

Therefore, since ancient times, river management has been a major national event. If you are not careful, you may destroy the entire country. The reason lies here.

Yu Qian smiled disapprovingly and said, "Lears are false, and eyes are true. As for the results, the emperor might as well go to the scene to see it in person."

Yuan Bin looked at Zhu Qizhen, his eyes full of inquiring.

He could no longer hold back his mind and wanted to go to the scene to find out, but considering the emperor's safety, he was a little hesitant...

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Then go and have a look!"

"But I am worried that when I arrive at the scene, there are many people and eyes. What if the White Lotus Sect thief..."

"Don't worry, they are busy spreading rumors, how can they care about us?"

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More than one mile away from the Yellow River embankment, it was originally an empty farmland.

After the Yellow River broke its dam, a large area of ​​farmland was flooded and the crops were destroyed. Later, it became a temporary residence for the civilians. Many tents were temporarily built. At first glance, it was vast and there seemed to be no boundaries.

In the evening, after work, people like to hold bowls and chat together in groups of three or five.

"Old Liu, who are these people? They look a little bit disgusting."

The silly-smile-called Lao Liu smiled and said, "It's my fellow countryman, and I'm here to work."

"Why are you still recruiting people now?"

"Tell me, the notice is still posted, why don't you?"

Although Old Liu has a very nice smile and a simple face, this person is actually a spy installed by the Jinyiwei.

This person works with others on weekdays, eats and sleeps together, and looks no different from ordinary workers.

Zhu Qizhen and others were dressed up by ordinary people, and they served their own food and mingled among the crowd.

Everyone got together, started to pick up the food in the bowl, and then talked about the mountains from all over the world.

At this time, the sky became darker and everyone did not notice these strange faces. After all, 100,000 people were recruited, and new people might come in at any time.

Even if I found out, I asked casually. When I learned that it was Lao Liu's fellow townsman, I no longer doubted it.

"It's a pity that ball today. If Zuo Jun wins this game again, it will be three consecutive championships!"

"Yes, I heard that their main players specialize in Cuju on weekdays and don't work anymore!"

"If you don't work, can the foreman agree?"

"What do you know? If someone wins a game, the foreman can still get ten taels of silver. Where can I find such a good thing?"

"But, the above knows, can you agree?"

"You are worried about eating carrots with salt. The court recruited 100,000 people, how many of them are there?"

Everyone said and said something, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Of course, almost all the things everyone talked about were related to today's competition.

Some people like to play themselves and talk about tactical cooperation, while others simply watch the participating players win money, and they are envious, while others simply join in the fun.

Even at first, people who didn’t like this sport very much listened to it, but now they are still enjoying it.

Their work is really hard, and it is certainly a happy thing to be able to eat with enough food, but it is still boring except for work and eating and sleeping.

Why not suppress yourself if you live in such an environment for a long time?

This is Yu Qian's strategy. Whether it is water control or leading troops, they follow the same principle. It is better to clear away than to block it.

Now that the Cuju competition is a sign of opening a hole in the boring life of these people, allowing them to have common topics in their leisure time and have a place to vent their long-term depression, thus playing a role in preventing problems before they happen.

"Cough, cough!"

Zhu Qizhen squatted aside and ate silently, listening to the people's discussions. At this time, the spy named Lao Liu suddenly coughed softly.

The sound is very small, but...it has a different meaning.

Several people followed Lao Liu's gaze and saw a middle-aged man with a sharp-mouthed cheek and a goatee, who had come to the front at some point.

Yuan Bin suddenly became alert. Just as he was about to stand up, Zhu Qizhen secretly pulled his clothes and continued to squat.

"Old Liu, are you eating?"

"It's the third brother, has the third brother finished eating?"

The goatee waved his hand and said with dissatisfaction: "Don't mention it, haven't you noticed it? There is obviously less meat today!"

Old Liu smiled and said, "I haven't noticed you if you don't say it!"

"You don't know this!"

The goatee approached everyone, looked around carefully, and said in a low voice: "I heard about something. The quarantine officer in charge of food deducted a part of the meat we supplied every day and secretly sold it..."

Zhu Qizhen looked at his rice bowl in confusion. He had vegetables and meat, and the portion was sufficient. No matter how you looked, he didn't seem to have the food deducted.

This is the wisest aspect of the White Lotus Sect. I only talk about part of it, but not much. Anyone who believes in this person will feel that it is less.

After the man finished speaking, he did not forget to add: "I will only talk about this to you, but don't say that I told you!"

Old Liu nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, brother, brother will never say it out!"

"Okay, you guys eat first, I'll go there for a walk."

"Second brother, walk slowly!"

Goat beard snatch Dada walked towards another group of people, and it seemed that he was continuing to spread rumors.

Zhu Qizhen remained silent and continued to pay attention to the person's whereabouts.

"Have you heard that the quarantine officer seems to have been greedy for a lot of money..."

Sure enough, someone on the opposite side immediately began to say angrily: "Have he had such courage?"

"Yes, aren't you afraid that your superiors will know, kill his head?"

"That man looks fat and big-eared. He looks like he is not a good thing at first glance. If he is not corruption, how could he eat so fat? You see, he can't breathe even if he walks a few steps. According to me, he doesn't need to kill his head. Just let him participate in the Cuju competition, and he will be exhausted by then."

"You can't say that today's game, Youjun's ball head was a fat man, and he was very flexible!"

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed as they talked, as if they had forgotten the problem of food being deducted.

Zhu Qizhen squatted not far from these people, seeing their every move.

He could clearly feel that when a bad news appeared, people went from the most sudden outrage, but soon, this anger was inexplicably led to a deviation, and the topic returned to the direction everyone was concerned about.

Yuan Bin was also shocked. He was in charge of the Jinyiwei, and cracking down on rumors and confusing the public was his job. However, such things were completely impossible to eradicate. No matter how many you arrest or kill, it was still wildfire that could not be burned out, and the spring breeze would blow again.

Unexpectedly, it was easily resolved with just one Cuju game.

Relatively speaking, the money spent in these games is simply not worth mentioning compared to the investment of the Jinyiwei.

He felt a little confused and fell into deep thought for a moment.

The goat beard opposite saw the actions of the people around him, his face became gloomy and had to walk away.

Zhu Qizhen winked at Yuan Bin. Yuan Bin understood and followed with his job.

About a quarter of an hour later, he came back.

Zhu Qizhen asked without raising his head, "How?"

Yuan Bin first chuckled softly, then said, "I surrender, convinced!"

It seems that the others have not received the goatee's instigation.

At this time, it was completely dark, and Zhu Qizhen and others returned to the inn under the cover of the night.

"Yu Qian, now you can tell me the situation here in detail!"

"yes!"

Yu Qian took out a map that had been prepared and spread it on the table.
To be continued...